Ureteral carcinoma presenting as a complex pelvic mass in a post menopausal patient.
This is a report of a low-grade ureteral carcinoma presenting as a pelvic mass in a postmenopausal woman with a prolonged history of lower back pain. A right complex adnexal mass and right hydroureter and hydronephrosis in an atrophic nonfunctioning right kidney was found during evaluation for the back pain. Operative evaluation revealed a normal uterus and ovaries; however, a 2 x 3-cm mass in the right ureter was found at the level of the uterine arteries. A total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and right nephroureterectomy were performed with pathology returning grade I papillary transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter.
Farley
J H
JH
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
Douglas
T H
TH
Mcleod
D G
DG
Harrison
C R
CR
D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*