title: Ureteral rhabdomyosarcoma.
abstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor well known to urologists. These tumors arise from the genitourinary system in 20% to 25% of cases, most commonly from the bladder, prostate, vagina, and paratesticular region. This is the first reported case of a rhabdomyosarcoma arising from the ureter. The radiographic findings and ureteroscopic appearance of this tumor suggested a benign fibroepithelial polyp; however, a ureteroscopic biopsy and subsequent nephroureterectomy revealed an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Section of Urology), Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gal
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Thoms
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Eble
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy