title: Ureteral and renal pelvic metastases from renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Six patients with ureteral or renal pelvic metastases from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were studied radiologically. Correlation with surgical and histologic findings confirmed renal venous involvement in 5 and lymphatic invasion in 3 patients. The possible role of nephroureterectomy or secondary ureterectomy in patients with RCC is discussed in the background of our cases, as are prior reports of this finding.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*