title: Ureteral stump carcinoma incidentally found at cystectomy for bladder cancer.
abstract: We report on a sixty-five-year-old man with hematuria secondary to superficial bladder cancer. Because of previous urethral trauma, a complete transurethral resection of his bladder tumor could not be done. He, therefore, underwent cystectomy, at which time we incidentally found a transitional cell carcinoma of the left ureteral stump that had been left from a previous left nephrectomy for a World War II-related injury. This case underscores the importance of a thorough investigation of the complete urinary tract in a patient with hematuria or other urinary tract symptoms even if an obvious cause is found for his symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kinzler
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Culkin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bowers
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Flanigan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D015653:Cystectomy; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*