Urothelial Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis Misdiagnosed as Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: A Case Report

Urothelial tumors are typically a disease affecting elderly individuals and are rare in young patients. Moreover, upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma is extremely rare in the young age group. In this study, we present a case of urothelial cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis and ureter in a young...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Lithuania), 2021-11, Vol.57 (11), p.1158, Article 1158
Hauptverfasser:	Choi, Jeong-Hyouk, Choi, Tae-Soo, Lee, Dong-Gi, Min, Gyeong-Eun
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Abscesses Bladder cancer carcinoma Case Report Case reports Cellular biology Cerebral palsy General & Internal Medicine Hematuria Hydronephrosis Informed consent Laparoscopy Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, General & Internal Patients pyeloplasty Science & Technology Surgery transitional cell Tumors ureteropelvic junction obstruction Urinalysis Urinary tract diseases Urogenital system Young adults
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Zusammenfassung:	Urothelial tumors are typically a disease affecting elderly individuals and are rare in young patients. Moreover, upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma is extremely rare in the young age group. In this study, we present a case of urothelial cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis and ureter in a young man without risk factors of urothelial carcinoma, which was misdiagnosed as ureteropelvic junction obstruction and treated with a laparoscopic pyeloplasty.
ISSN:	1010-660X 1648-9144 1648-9144
DOI:	10.3390/medicina57111158