Primary carcinoma of the ureter

J Urol. 1980 Mar;123(3):357-9. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)55935-2.

Abstract

Records were reviewed for 44 patients with primary carcinoma of the ureter. The lesion was transitional cell carcinoma in 40 patients, squamous carcinoma in 3 and unclassified carcinoma in 1. The distal ureter was the site of origin in 73 per cent of the patients. The over-all 5-year survival rate of 67 per cent was influenced by the grade and the stage of the tumors, did not have a significant influence on survival. The results suggest that conservative management should be limited to patients with low grade noninvasive tumors confined to the distal ureter. Adjuvant radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy deserves further evaluation in the management of patients with invasive disease.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / radiotherapy
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / radiotherapy
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Texas
  • Ureter / surgery
  • Ureteral Neoplasms / mortality
  • Ureteral Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Ureteral Neoplasms / surgery
  • Ureteral Neoplasms / therapy*