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Localized Renal Pelvis and Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
76086
•Concept ID:
C0280240
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Localized Transitional Cell Cancer of Renal Pelvis and Ureter; Localized Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter; Localized Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Renal Pelvis and Ureter; Localized Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma; Localized Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter; Upper Urinary Tract Localized Urothelial Carcinoma

Definition

Urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis or ureter that has not spread to adjacent tissues, regional lymph nodes, or distant anatomic sites. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLocalized Renal Pelvis and Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Long-term ureteroscopic management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: 28-year single-centre experience.
Maruyama Y, Araki M, Wada K, Yoshinaga K, Mitsui Y, Sadahira T, Nishimura S, Edamura K, Kobayashi Y, Watanabe M, Watanabe T, Monga M, Nasu Y, Kumon H
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2021 Jan 1;51(1):130-137. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyaa132. PMID: 32715306
European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2020 Update.
Rouprêt M, Babjuk M, Burger M, Capoun O, Cohen D, Compérat EM, Cowan NC, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Gontero P, Hugh Mostafid A, Palou J, Peyronnet B, Seisen T, Soukup V, Sylvester RJ, Rhijn BWGV, Zigeuner R, Shariat SF
Eur Urol 2021 Jan;79(1):62-79. Epub 2020 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.042. PMID: 32593530
Endoscopic Treatment of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.
Verges DP, Lallas CD, Hubosky SG, Bagley DH Jr
Curr Urol Rep 2017 Apr;18(4):31. doi: 10.1007/s11934-017-0675-x. PMID: 28251485

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Zalay O, Yan M, Sigurdson S, Malone S, Vera-Badillo FE, Mahmud A
Curr Oncol 2022 Dec 20;30(1):19-36. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30010002. PMID: 36661651Free PMC Article
Radiotherapy in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Rationale and Clinical Applications.
Vassiliou V, Katsila T, Sodergren SC, Kardamakis D
Anticancer Res 2022 Aug;42(8):3767-3778. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15867. PMID: 35896266
European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2020 Update.
Rouprêt M, Babjuk M, Burger M, Capoun O, Cohen D, Compérat EM, Cowan NC, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Gontero P, Hugh Mostafid A, Palou J, Peyronnet B, Seisen T, Soukup V, Sylvester RJ, Rhijn BWGV, Zigeuner R, Shariat SF
Eur Urol 2021 Jan;79(1):62-79. Epub 2020 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.042. PMID: 32593530
Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter: Does Location Make a Difference?
Lwin AA, Hsu CH, Chipollini J
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2020 Feb;18(1):45-49.e1. Epub 2019 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.10.023. PMID: 31786118
Endoscopic Treatment of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.
Verges DP, Lallas CD, Hubosky SG, Bagley DH Jr
Curr Urol Rep 2017 Apr;18(4):31. doi: 10.1007/s11934-017-0675-x. PMID: 28251485

Diagnosis

Radiotherapy in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Rationale and Clinical Applications.
Vassiliou V, Katsila T, Sodergren SC, Kardamakis D
Anticancer Res 2022 Aug;42(8):3767-3778. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15867. PMID: 35896266
Upper urothelial tract high-grade carcinoma: comparison of urine cytology and DNA methylation analysis in urinary samples.
Pierconti F, Martini M, Fiorentino V, Cenci T, Racioppi M, Foschi N, Di Gianfrancesco L, Sacco E, Rossi E, Larocca LM, Bassi PF
Hum Pathol 2021 Dec;118:42-48. Epub 2021 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.09.007. PMID: 34582934
European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2020 Update.
Rouprêt M, Babjuk M, Burger M, Capoun O, Cohen D, Compérat EM, Cowan NC, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Gontero P, Hugh Mostafid A, Palou J, Peyronnet B, Seisen T, Soukup V, Sylvester RJ, Rhijn BWGV, Zigeuner R, Shariat SF
Eur Urol 2021 Jan;79(1):62-79. Epub 2020 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.042. PMID: 32593530
Recent advances in upper tract urothelial carcinomas: From bench to clinics.
Shao IH, Chang YH, Pang ST
Int J Urol 2019 Feb;26(2):148-159. Epub 2018 Oct 29 doi: 10.1111/iju.13826. PMID: 30372791
Nephrogenic adenoma of the urinary tract: A 6-year single center experience.
Turcan D, Acikalin MF, Yilmaz E, Canaz F, Arik D
Pathol Res Pract 2017 Jul;213(7):831-835. Epub 2017 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2017.03.001. PMID: 28554748

Therapy

Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Zalay O, Yan M, Sigurdson S, Malone S, Vera-Badillo FE, Mahmud A
Curr Oncol 2022 Dec 20;30(1):19-36. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30010002. PMID: 36661651Free PMC Article
Immune checkpoint inhibition in upper tract urothelial carcinoma.
Califano G, Ouzaid I, Verze P, Hermieu JF, Mirone V, Xylinas E
World J Urol 2021 May;39(5):1357-1367. Epub 2020 Oct 31 doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03502-7. PMID: 33128595
Recent advances in upper tract urothelial carcinomas: From bench to clinics.
Shao IH, Chang YH, Pang ST
Int J Urol 2019 Feb;26(2):148-159. Epub 2018 Oct 29 doi: 10.1111/iju.13826. PMID: 30372791
Update of the ICUD-SIU consultation on upper tract urothelial carcinoma 2016: treatment of localized high-risk disease.
Gakis G, Schubert T, Alemozaffar M, Bellmunt J, Bochner BH, Boorjian SA, Daneshmand S, Huang WC, Kondo T, Konety BR, Laguna MP, Matin SF, Siefker-Radtke AO, Shariat SF, Stenzl A
World J Urol 2017 Mar;35(3):327-335. Epub 2016 Apr 4 doi: 10.1007/s00345-016-1819-1. PMID: 27043218
Bladder recurrence after surgery for upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinoma: frequency, risk factors, and surveillance.
Azémar MD, Comperat E, Richard F, Cussenot O, Rouprêt M
Urol Oncol 2011 Mar-Apr;29(2):130-6. Epub 2009 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.06.003. PMID: 19762256

Prognosis

TGFB1I1 promotes cell proliferation and migration in urothelial carcinoma.
Liang PI, Wei YC, Chen HD, Ma YC, Ke HL, Chien CC, Chuang HW
Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2024 Mar;40(3):269-279. Epub 2024 Jan 5 doi: 10.1002/kjm2.12798. PMID: 38180299
Radiotherapy in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Rationale and Clinical Applications.
Vassiliou V, Katsila T, Sodergren SC, Kardamakis D
Anticancer Res 2022 Aug;42(8):3767-3778. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15867. PMID: 35896266
European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2020 Update.
Rouprêt M, Babjuk M, Burger M, Capoun O, Cohen D, Compérat EM, Cowan NC, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Gontero P, Hugh Mostafid A, Palou J, Peyronnet B, Seisen T, Soukup V, Sylvester RJ, Rhijn BWGV, Zigeuner R, Shariat SF
Eur Urol 2021 Jan;79(1):62-79. Epub 2020 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.042. PMID: 32593530
Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter: Does Location Make a Difference?
Lwin AA, Hsu CH, Chipollini J
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2020 Feb;18(1):45-49.e1. Epub 2019 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.10.023. PMID: 31786118
Recent advances in upper tract urothelial carcinomas: From bench to clinics.
Shao IH, Chang YH, Pang ST
Int J Urol 2019 Feb;26(2):148-159. Epub 2018 Oct 29 doi: 10.1111/iju.13826. PMID: 30372791

Clinical prediction guides

Upper urothelial tract high-grade carcinoma: comparison of urine cytology and DNA methylation analysis in urinary samples.
Pierconti F, Martini M, Fiorentino V, Cenci T, Racioppi M, Foschi N, Di Gianfrancesco L, Sacco E, Rossi E, Larocca LM, Bassi PF
Hum Pathol 2021 Dec;118:42-48. Epub 2021 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.09.007. PMID: 34582934
Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter: Does Location Make a Difference?
Lwin AA, Hsu CH, Chipollini J
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2020 Feb;18(1):45-49.e1. Epub 2019 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.10.023. PMID: 31786118
Preoperative multiplex nomogram for prediction of high-risk nonorgan-confined upper-tract urothelial carcinoma.
Petros FG, Qiao W, Singla N, Clinton TN, Robyak H, Raman JD, Margulis V, Matin SF
Urol Oncol 2019 Apr;37(4):292.e1-292.e9. Epub 2018 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2018.12.002. PMID: 30584035
Nephrogenic adenoma of the urinary tract: A 6-year single center experience.
Turcan D, Acikalin MF, Yilmaz E, Canaz F, Arik D
Pathol Res Pract 2017 Jul;213(7):831-835. Epub 2017 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2017.03.001. PMID: 28554748
Endoscopic Treatment of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.
Verges DP, Lallas CD, Hubosky SG, Bagley DH Jr
Curr Urol Rep 2017 Apr;18(4):31. doi: 10.1007/s11934-017-0675-x. PMID: 28251485

Recent systematic reviews

Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Zalay O, Yan M, Sigurdson S, Malone S, Vera-Badillo FE, Mahmud A
Curr Oncol 2022 Dec 20;30(1):19-36. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30010002. PMID: 36661651Free PMC Article
Potential Benefit of Lymph Node Dissection During Radical Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Systematic Review by the European Association of Urology Guidelines Panel on Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer.
Dominguez-Escrig JL, Peyronnet B, Seisen T, Bruins HM, Yuan CY, Babjuk M, Böhle A, Burger M, Compérat EM, Gontero P, Lam T, MacLennan S, Mostafid H, Palou J, van Rhijn BWG, Sylvester RJ, Zigeuner R, Shariat SF, Rouprêt M
Eur Urol Focus 2019 Mar;5(2):224-241. Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.09.015. PMID: 29158169
Oncologic Outcomes of Kidney-sparing Surgery Versus Radical Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Systematic Review by the EAU Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel.
Seisen T, Peyronnet B, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Bruins HM, Yuan CY, Babjuk M, Böhle A, Burger M, Compérat EM, Cowan NC, Kaasinen E, Palou J, van Rhijn BW, Sylvester RJ, Zigeuner R, Shariat SF, Rouprêt M
Eur Urol 2016 Dec;70(6):1052-1068. Epub 2016 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.07.014. PMID: 27477528
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Clinicopathologic Factors Linked to Intravesical Recurrence After Radical Nephroureterectomy to Treat Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.
Seisen T, Granger B, Colin P, Léon P, Utard G, Renard-Penna R, Compérat E, Mozer P, Cussenot O, Shariat SF, Rouprêt M
Eur Urol 2015 Jun;67(6):1122-1133. Epub 2014 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.11.035. PMID: 25488681
Radical nephroureterectomy versus endoscopic procedures for the treatment of localised upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a meta-analysis and a systematic review of current evidence from comparative studies.
Yakoubi R, Colin P, Seisen T, Léon P, Nison L, Bozzini G, Shariat SF, Rouprêt M
Eur J Surg Oncol 2014 Dec;40(12):1629-34. Epub 2014 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.06.007. PMID: 25108813

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