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F Gaboardi

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Elective segmental ureterectomy for transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter: Long-term follow-up in a series of 73 patients

2012

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Upper Urinary Tract (UUT) Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) is an uncommon disease and represents approximately 5% of all urothelial carcinomas. We report our series on 73 patients treated with Kidney Sparing Surgery for UUT TCC. Good results have been achieved in terms of oncological outcome comparing this conservative approach to the radical nephrourectomy. OBJECTIVES: • To report the long-term oncological outcome in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter electively treated with kidney-sparing surgery. • To compare our data with the few series reported in the literature. PATIENTS AND METHODS: • We considered 73 pat…

MaleTime FactorsTime FactorBiopsyUrologyConservative treatment; Segmental ureterectomy; Transitional cell carcinoma; Upper urinary tract; Ureter; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Biopsy; Carcinoma Transitional Cell; Elective Surgical Procedures; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Ureter; Ureteral Neoplasms; Ureteroscopy; Urologic Surgical Procedures; UrologyFollow-Up StudieTransitional cell carcinoma80 and overUreteroscopyHumansProspective StudiesAgedAged 80 and overCarcinoma Transitional CellElective Surgical ProcedureUreteral NeoplasmsCarcinomaMiddle AgedUreteral NeoplasmSurvival RateConservative treatment; Segmental ureterectomy; Transitional cell carcinoma; Upper urinary tract; UreterProspective StudieTreatment OutcomeItalyElective Surgical ProceduresUrologic Surgical ProcedureUpper urinary tractUrologic Surgical ProceduresSegmental ureterectomyFemaleTransitional CellUreterConservative treatmentFollow-Up StudiesHuman
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