Ureteral stump carcinoma incidentally found at cystectomy for bladder cancer.
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.
Kinzler
G J
GJ
Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.
Wheeler
J S
JS
Culkin
D J
DJ
Bowers
S
S
Flanigan
R C
RC
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*