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Ureter urothelial papilloma

MedGen UID:
275548
•Concept ID:
C1519823
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Ureter Urothelial Papilloma; ureter urothelial papilloma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004044

Definition

A rare benign neoplasm that arises from the ureter and is characterized by the presence of a papillary growth with a central fibrovascular core. The latter is lined by normal urothelium. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUreter urothelial papilloma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Partial nephrectomy and autotransplantation with pyelovesicostomy for renal urothelial carcinoma in solitary kidneys: a clinical update.
Steffens J, Humke U, Alloussi S, Ziegler M, Siemer S
BJU Int 2007 May;99(5):1020-3. Epub 2007 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06753.x. PMID: 17309555
Inverted papilloma of the ureter with subsequent invasive bladder cancer.
de Knijff DW, Theunissen PH, Delaere KP
Acta Urol Belg 1997 Dec;65(4):45-6. PMID: 9497598
Transitional cell and uncommon urothelial carcinoma of renal pelvis/ureter and bladder: low incidence of human papilloma virus.
Wang JS, Tseng HH, Lin SL, Hsieh SP
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1997 Mar;59(3):151-7. PMID: 9198289
Carcinoma of the ureter: a clinicopathologic study of 49 cases.
Anderström C, Johansson SL, Pettersson S, Wahlqvist L
J Urol 1989 Aug;142(2 Pt 1):280-3. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38730-x. PMID: 2486233
Second cancer following cancer of the urinary system in Denmark, 1943-80.
Jensen OM, Knudsen JB, Sørensen BL
Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 1985 Dec;68:349-60. PMID: 4088309

Diagnosis

FDG PET/CT in a Case of Lynch Syndrome With Synchronous Inverted Urothelial Papilloma of the Bladder, Urothelial Carcinoma of the Ureter, and Jejunal Adenocarcinoma.
Zhao Q, Dong A, Wang Y
Clin Nucl Med 2022 Jan 1;47(1):e11-e13. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003779. PMID: 34172598
Inverted urothelial papilloma of the upper urinary tract: description of two cases with systematic literature review.
Santi R, Galli IC, Canzonieri V, Lopez JI, Nesi G
Diagn Pathol 2020 Apr 22;15(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s13000-020-00961-9. PMID: 32321559Free PMC Article
Invasive high-grade urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, renal pelvis, ureter, and prostatic urethra arising in a background of urothelial carcinoma with an inverted growth pattern: a contemporary clinicopathological analysis of 91 cases.
Gutierrez CM, Alemozaffar M, Osunkoya AO
Hum Pathol 2019 Oct;92:18-24. Epub 2019 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.07.005. PMID: 31351154
Polypoid urothelial tumor with inverted growth pattern in the renal pelvis: morphologic and molecular characteristics of a unique diagnostic entity.
Wobker SE, Zhong M, Epstein JI
Hum Pathol 2017 Jan;59:26-33. Epub 2016 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2016.07.030. PMID: 27574810
Natural history of urothelial inverted papilloma.
Sung MT, Maclennan GT, Lopez-Beltran A, Montironi R, Cheng L
Cancer 2006 Dec 1;107(11):2622-7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22311. PMID: 17078053

Therapy

Mechanical Implantation of Urothelium Into Periureteral Soft Tissue: A Series of 4 Cases Mimicking High-stage Urothelial Carcinoma.
Wobker SE, Aron M, Epstein JI
Am J Surg Pathol 2016 Nov;40(11):1564-1570. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000731. PMID: 27631511
Tumours of the renal pelvis and ureter. Observations in 170 patients.
Steffens J, Nagel R
Br J Urol 1988 Apr;61(4):277-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1988.tb13957.x. PMID: 3289673

Prognosis

Partial nephrectomy and autotransplantation with pyelovesicostomy for renal urothelial carcinoma in solitary kidneys: a clinical update.
Steffens J, Humke U, Alloussi S, Ziegler M, Siemer S
BJU Int 2007 May;99(5):1020-3. Epub 2007 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06753.x. PMID: 17309555
Natural history of urothelial inverted papilloma.
Sung MT, Maclennan GT, Lopez-Beltran A, Montironi R, Cheng L
Cancer 2006 Dec 1;107(11):2622-7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22311. PMID: 17078053
Inverted papilloma of the ureter with subsequent invasive bladder cancer.
de Knijff DW, Theunissen PH, Delaere KP
Acta Urol Belg 1997 Dec;65(4):45-6. PMID: 9497598
Pathology and staging of urothelial tumors of the kidney and ureter.
Melamed MR, Reuter VE
Urol Clin North Am 1993 May;20(2):333-47. PMID: 8388136
Carcinoma of the ureter: a clinicopathologic study of 49 cases.
Anderström C, Johansson SL, Pettersson S, Wahlqvist L
J Urol 1989 Aug;142(2 Pt 1):280-3. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38730-x. PMID: 2486233

Clinical prediction guides

Inverted urothelial papilloma of the upper urinary tract: description of two cases with systematic literature review.
Santi R, Galli IC, Canzonieri V, Lopez JI, Nesi G
Diagn Pathol 2020 Apr 22;15(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s13000-020-00961-9. PMID: 32321559Free PMC Article
Tumours of the renal pelvis and ureter. Observations in 170 patients.
Steffens J, Nagel R
Br J Urol 1988 Apr;61(4):277-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1988.tb13957.x. PMID: 3289673
Second cancer following cancer of the urinary system in Denmark, 1943-80.
Jensen OM, Knudsen JB, Sørensen BL
Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 1985 Dec;68:349-60. PMID: 4088309
Histology and histogenesis of two different types of inverted urothelial papillomas.
Kunze E, Schauer A, Schmitt M
Cancer 1983 Jan 15;51(2):348-58. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19830115)51:2<348::aid-cncr2820510231>3.0.co;2-o. PMID: 6821821

Recent systematic reviews

Inverted urothelial papilloma of the upper urinary tract: description of two cases with systematic literature review.
Santi R, Galli IC, Canzonieri V, Lopez JI, Nesi G
Diagn Pathol 2020 Apr 22;15(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s13000-020-00961-9. PMID: 32321559Free PMC Article

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