Nephrostomy tract tumor seeding following percutaneous manipulation of a ureteral carcinoma.
We report a case of nephrostomy tract tumor seeding following percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement and endoscopic manipulation of ureteral carcinoma. While never previously reported to our knowledge, tumor seeding is a potential risk of percutaneous endoscopic management of upper tract urothelial carcinomas.
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University of California at Davis, Sacramento.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*