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CT Urography Findings of Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma and Its Mimickers: A Pictorial Review

Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the fourth most frequent tumor in Western countries and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), affecting pyelocaliceal cavities and ureter, accounts for 5–10% of all UCs. Computed tomography urography (CTU) is now considered the imaging modality of choice for diagnosis...

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Autores principales: Martingano, Paola, Cavallaro, Marco F. M., Bozzato, Alessandro M., Baratella, Elisa, Cova, Maria A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33348865
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120705
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Cavallaro, Marco F. M.
Bozzato, Alessandro M.
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Cova, Maria A.
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description Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the fourth most frequent tumor in Western countries and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), affecting pyelocaliceal cavities and ureter, accounts for 5–10% of all UCs. Computed tomography urography (CTU) is now considered the imaging modality of choice for diagnosis and staging of UTUC, guiding disease management. Although its specificity is very high, both benign and malignant diseases could mimic UTUCs and therefore have to be well-known to avoid misdiagnosis. We describe CTU findings of upper urinary tract carcinoma, features that influence disease management, and possible differential diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-77663672020-12-28 CT Urography Findings of Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma and Its Mimickers: A Pictorial Review Martingano, Paola Cavallaro, Marco F. M. Bozzato, Alessandro M. Baratella, Elisa Cova, Maria A. Medicina (Kaunas) Review Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the fourth most frequent tumor in Western countries and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), affecting pyelocaliceal cavities and ureter, accounts for 5–10% of all UCs. Computed tomography urography (CTU) is now considered the imaging modality of choice for diagnosis and staging of UTUC, guiding disease management. Although its specificity is very high, both benign and malignant diseases could mimic UTUCs and therefore have to be well-known to avoid misdiagnosis. We describe CTU findings of upper urinary tract carcinoma, features that influence disease management, and possible differential diagnosis. MDPI 2020-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7766367/ /pubmed/33348865 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120705 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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CT Urography Findings of Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma and Its Mimickers: A Pictorial Review
title CT Urography Findings of Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma and Its Mimickers: A Pictorial Review
title_full CT Urography Findings of Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma and Its Mimickers: A Pictorial Review
title_fullStr CT Urography Findings of Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma and Its Mimickers: A Pictorial Review
title_full_unstemmed CT Urography Findings of Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma and Its Mimickers: A Pictorial Review
title_short CT Urography Findings of Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma and Its Mimickers: A Pictorial Review
title_sort ct urography findings of upper urinary tract carcinoma and its mimickers: a pictorial review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766367/
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