Two cases of spontaneous rupture of upper urinary tract caused by the primary ureteral or renal pelvic tumor : a case report

We report two cases of spontaneous urinary rupture caused by primary ureteral or renal pelvic cancer. Case 1: A 76-year-old man presented with macrohematuria and left back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging showed left middle ureteral tumor and rupture of upper ureter. Left nephroureterectomy was perf...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 55(2009), 1 vom: 09. Jan., Seite 31-4
1. Verfasser: Inahara, Masahiko (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kojima, Satoko, Takei, Kazushiro, Naito, Hitoshi, Kito, Hiroki, Yamazaki, Kazuhito, Ishida, Yasunori, Furuya, Yuzo
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:Japanese
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
Schlagworte:Case Reports English Abstract Journal Article Review
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Zusammenfassung:We report two cases of spontaneous urinary rupture caused by primary ureteral or renal pelvic cancer. Case 1: A 76-year-old man presented with macrohematuria and left back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging showed left middle ureteral tumor and rupture of upper ureter. Left nephroureterectomy was performed. Histological findings revealed urothelial carcinoma, G2, pT1, lt-u0, ew0, ly0, v1. At five months postoperatively, he died of lymph node metastases after two courses of adjuvant chemotherapy. Case 2: A 59-year-old man presented with macrohematuria and left back pain. Computer tomography showed left renal pelvic tumor with extravasation of urine. Left nephroureterectomy was performed. Examination of surgical specimen revealed a renal pelvic tumor and rupture hole at the renal pelvis. Histological finding revealed urothelial carcinoma, G3, pT3, lt-u0, ly0, v1. One course of adjuvant chemotherapy was performed. At six months postoperatively, he was free from recurrence
Beschreibung:Date Completed 07.04.2009
Date Revised 19.02.2009
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0018-1994