title: [Urothelial tumors of the upper urinary tract. Experience with 85 cases].
abstract: 85 patients with uroepithelial tumors of the upper urinary tract were treated between 1960 and 1975. A retrospective study was done on 71 patients. A follow-up examination was done on 23 patients. The average age was 59 years, lower than in most other series. Macrohaematuria was the most frequent symptom in 85,9% of the cases. Patients complained of pain in 57,7%. The average duration of symptoms was 8 months. 5 years survival after nephroureterectomy was 33% (15/45), almost the same as after nephrectomy 35% (7/20). The recurrence rate however was 45% (9/20) after nephrectomy and 11,8% (6/51) after nephroureterectomy. Nephroureterectomy should be the treatment of choice of uroepithelial tumors of the upper urinary tract. The indications for simple nephrectomy and conservative surgical procedures are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Die urothelialen Tumoren der oberen Harnwege. Erfahrung mit 85 Fällen.