Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ureter after Reterocutaneoustomy.
- Author:
Yun Beom KIM
1
;
Kwang Yeom LEE
;
Yong Seol PARK
;
Jeong Kee LEE
;
Tae Young JUNG
;
Cheol KWAK
;
Hong Bang SHIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea. hb0282@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Squamous cell carcinoma;
Ureter
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*;
Humans;
Kidney Pelvis;
Male;
Metaplasia;
Middle Aged;
Ureter*;
Urinary Tract
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2003;44(4):375-379
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary squamous cell carcinomas of the renal pelvis and ureter are rare tumors, accounting for less than 1% of all primary tumors of the upper urinary tract. The ratio of renal pelvis to ureter tumors is approximately 6:1. The pathogenesis is assumed to begin with an urothelial metaplasia, as a result of a reaction to chronic irritation and infection, which lead to dysplasia, and ultimately to a squamous cell carcinoma. Only one case of a squamous cell carcinoma of the ureter has been reported in the Korean literature. We report a case of a primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ureter, as a result of a reaction to chronic irritation and infection in a 48-year-old male patient.
