Ureteral rhabdomyosarcoma.
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.
Townsend
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Department of Surgery (Section of Urology), Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Thoms
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Newman
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Eble
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Graham
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D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy