Primary adenocarcinoma of ureter mimicking pyelonephritis

Tumors of the ureter are rare. We present a case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ureter diagnosed as chronic pyelonephritis preoperatively. This tumor is postulated to arise from metaplastic glandular mucosa in response to chronic irritation of the urothelium.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Punia, R. P. S, Mundi, Irneet, Arora, Komal, Dalal, Ashwani, Mohan, Harsh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2934591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20842259
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.62914
Descripción
Sumario:Tumors of the ureter are rare. We present a case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ureter diagnosed as chronic pyelonephritis preoperatively. This tumor is postulated to arise from metaplastic glandular mucosa in response to chronic irritation of the urothelium.

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