Primary leiomyosarcoma of the ureter.
Malignant tumors of the ureteral smooth muscle are rare and the prognosis is not clear. This is a report of a patient with primary leiomyosarcoma of the ureter surviving 9 years and 9 months postoperatively without any evidence of recurrence. Malignancy of the ureter was suspected on the basis of angiography and radical nephro-ureterectomy was performed without positive cytology results.
Nakajima
F
F
Department of Urology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
Terahata
S
S
Hatano
T
T
Nishida
K
K
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery