Circumcaval Ureter With A Synchronous Ipsilateral Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract And the Urinary Bladder:

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Published May 6, 2010
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Vol. 88 No. 5 (2010): Issue May 2010

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Sataa Sallami
Sami Ben Rhouma
Monia Tangour
Sabeur Rebai
Karim Cherif
Nidhameddine Kchir
Yassine Nouira
Nawfel Benrais
Ali Horchani

Abstract

Aim : We report a case of concomitant ureteral transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) developed in a circumcaval ureter associated to an invasive bladder cancer.
Case : Diagnosis was made by intravenous urography (IVU) and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scanner which showed a typical &lsquo

Keywords:

Circumcaval Ureter, Carcinoma, surgery

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