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Ureteral mass

MedGen UID:
1842047
•Concept ID:
C0241557
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0034963

Definition

A swelling or enlargement localized to the ureter. The word mass is usually used at an early stage of the diagnostic workup before the precise nature of the swelling has been determined. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Imaging diagnosis and endoscopic treatment for ureteral fibroepithelial polyp prolapsing into the bladder.
Xu C, Zhang Z, Ye H, Wu C, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Cao Z, Wang H, Xu W, Pan A, Wei R, Zeng S, Sun Y
J Xray Sci Technol 2013;21(3):393-9. doi: 10.3233/XST-130390. PMID: 24004869
The role of chemotherapy and surgery in the treatment of retroperitoneal metastases in advanced nonseminomatous testis cancer.
Vugrin D, Whitmore WF Jr
Cancer 1985 May 1;55(9):1874-8. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19850501)55:9<1874::aid-cncr2820550905>3.0.co;2-j. PMID: 4038913

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Incidental para-ureteral aggressive angiomyxoma: a rare case report and literature review.
Liu M, Zhai TS, Zhao XF, Feng LJ, Lyu XS, Hu LT, Wang ZX, Ma WG, Zhang J, Chen X, Su BJ, Yao XD, Lu JY, Ye L
BMC Urol 2020 Nov 10;20(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12894-020-00755-7. PMID: 33172469Free PMC Article
Distal ureter studied with endocavitary end-fire probe: application in adult urology ultrasonographic clinic.
Cantoro D, Galosi AB, Conti A, Muzzonigro G
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2010 Dec;82(4):211-4. PMID: 21341565
Differentiation of malignant from benign distal ureteral obstructions: assessment using transrectal and color Doppler ultrasonography.
Kim HJ, Lim JW, Lee DH, Ko YT
J Ultrasound Med 2007 Sep;26(9):1129-36. doi: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.9.1129. PMID: 17715305
Transitional cell carcinoma involving the distal ureter: assessment with transrectal and color Doppler ultrasonography.
Kim HJ, Lim JW, Lee DH, Ko YT, Oh JH, Kim YW
J Ultrasound Med 2005 Dec;24(12):1625-33. doi: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.12.1625. PMID: 16301718
Clinical and urographic presentation of transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter in a blackfoot disease endemic area in southern Taiwan.
Lee YL, Shih MC, Wu WJ, Chou YH, Huang CH
Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2002 Sep;18(9):443-9. PMID: 12515402

Diagnosis

Severe Ureteral Endometriosis Complicated with Hydronephrosis: A Case Report.
Bai Y, Li Y, Li Q, Zhao W
Am J Case Rep 2022 Sep 5;23:e937172. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.937172. PMID: 36059136Free PMC Article
Ureteral polyps protruding from the urethra.
Sun ZW, Ge JK, Wu Y, Huang YQ
BMC Urol 2021 Feb 10;21(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s12894-021-00786-8. PMID: 33568095Free PMC Article
Incidental para-ureteral aggressive angiomyxoma: a rare case report and literature review.
Liu M, Zhai TS, Zhao XF, Feng LJ, Lyu XS, Hu LT, Wang ZX, Ma WG, Zhang J, Chen X, Su BJ, Yao XD, Lu JY, Ye L
BMC Urol 2020 Nov 10;20(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12894-020-00755-7. PMID: 33172469Free PMC Article
Ureteral metastasis from prostate cancer.
Hongo H, Kosaka T, Yoshimine S, Oya M
BMJ Case Rep 2014 Aug 28;2014 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-206736. PMID: 25168825Free PMC Article
Imaging diagnosis and endoscopic treatment for ureteral fibroepithelial polyp prolapsing into the bladder.
Xu C, Zhang Z, Ye H, Wu C, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Cao Z, Wang H, Xu W, Pan A, Wei R, Zeng S, Sun Y
J Xray Sci Technol 2013;21(3):393-9. doi: 10.3233/XST-130390. PMID: 24004869

Therapy

Granulation tissue-type hemangioma of ureter: a highly misdiagnosed disease (a rare case report and literature review).
Zhao J, Wang X, Zhang C, He M, Bian G, Zhang M, Liu M, Mu X, Hu K
BMC Urol 2022 Apr 19;22(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12894-022-01010-x. PMID: 35439980Free PMC Article
Ureteral metastasis of small cell lung cancer transformed from lung adenocarcinoma: A case report.
Wang Y, Li J, Luo L, Li X, Liu Q, Wang Y, Che G, Xie X
Thorac Cancer 2022 Jun;13(11):1731-1734. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.14435. PMID: 35437882Free PMC Article
Ureteral Metastasis: Uncommon Manifestation in Prostate Cancer.
Schallier D, Rappe B, Carprieaux M, Vandenbroucke F
Anticancer Res 2015 Nov;35(11):6317-20. PMID: 26504069
Antiangiogenic agents, chemotherapy, and the treatment of metastatic transitional cell carcinoma.
Vogelzang NJ
J Clin Oncol 2013 Feb 20;31(6):670-5. Epub 2013 Jan 22 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.44.4349. PMID: 23341524
Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the ureter: a case report and review of the literature.
Charny CK, Glick RD, Genega EM, Meyers PA, Reuter VE, La Quaglia MP
J Pediatr Surg 2000 Sep;35(9):1356-8. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.9333. PMID: 10999698

Prognosis

Severe Ureteral Endometriosis Complicated with Hydronephrosis: A Case Report.
Bai Y, Li Y, Li Q, Zhao W
Am J Case Rep 2022 Sep 5;23:e937172. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.937172. PMID: 36059136Free PMC Article
Ureteral Metastasis: Uncommon Manifestation in Prostate Cancer.
Schallier D, Rappe B, Carprieaux M, Vandenbroucke F
Anticancer Res 2015 Nov;35(11):6317-20. PMID: 26504069
Ureteral polypoid endometriosis causing hydroureteronephrosis.
Kondo T
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2009 Apr-Jun;52(2):246-8. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.48934. PMID: 19332929
Liposarcoma presenting as an intraluminal ureteral mass.
Raj GV, Madden JF, Anderson EE
Urology 2003 May;61(5):1035. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)02595-5. PMID: 12736039
Clinical and urographic presentation of transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter in a blackfoot disease endemic area in southern Taiwan.
Lee YL, Shih MC, Wu WJ, Chou YH, Huang CH
Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2002 Sep;18(9):443-9. PMID: 12515402

Clinical prediction guides

Xanthogranulomatous Ureteritis: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Patient with Bladder Cancer.
Nova-Camacho LM, Val-Carreres Castellote A, Villafruela Mateos A
Int J Surg Pathol 2024 Feb;32(1):182-186. Epub 2023 May 4 doi: 10.1177/10668969231169049. PMID: 37143305
Severe Ureteral Endometriosis Complicated with Hydronephrosis: A Case Report.
Bai Y, Li Y, Li Q, Zhao W
Am J Case Rep 2022 Sep 5;23:e937172. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.937172. PMID: 36059136Free PMC Article
Incidental para-ureteral aggressive angiomyxoma: a rare case report and literature review.
Liu M, Zhai TS, Zhao XF, Feng LJ, Lyu XS, Hu LT, Wang ZX, Ma WG, Zhang J, Chen X, Su BJ, Yao XD, Lu JY, Ye L
BMC Urol 2020 Nov 10;20(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12894-020-00755-7. PMID: 33172469Free PMC Article
Imaging diagnosis and endoscopic treatment for ureteral fibroepithelial polyp prolapsing into the bladder.
Xu C, Zhang Z, Ye H, Wu C, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Cao Z, Wang H, Xu W, Pan A, Wei R, Zeng S, Sun Y
J Xray Sci Technol 2013;21(3):393-9. doi: 10.3233/XST-130390. PMID: 24004869
Clinical and urographic presentation of transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter in a blackfoot disease endemic area in southern Taiwan.
Lee YL, Shih MC, Wu WJ, Chou YH, Huang CH
Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2002 Sep;18(9):443-9. PMID: 12515402

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