Ureteral Carcinoma in Situ at Radical Cystectomy
Silver D, Stroumbakis N, Russo P, Fair W, Herr H. Ureteral Carcinoma in Situ at Radical Cystectomy. Journal Of Urology 1997, 158: 768-771.. PMID: 9258077, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199709000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral carcinomaRadical cystectomyCarcinoma recurrencePositive cytologyMargin statusBladder cancerBacillus Calmette-Guerin treatmentRenal pelvis/ureterConsecutive radical cystectomiesUpper tract carcinomaUpper tract recurrenceCancer-specific survivalMetastatic bladder cancerPositive urinary cytologyFrozen section examinationLack of morbidityBladder tumor stageUreteral marginsExpectant managementTract recurrenceMedian followupSpecific survivalUreteral resectionNegative marginsBladder tumors