title: [Upper urinary tract tumours].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate diagnostic techniques, treatment and follow-up in 94 patients affected of upper urinary tract tumor.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 1978 to december 2002 we operated 105 patients due to upper urinary tract tumor, although only 94 are valid for analysis. Mean age was 65 years and 85% were man. Haematuria was the most frequent symptom.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Urography (93%), ecography (77%) and CT (67%) were the most used diagnostic techniques. Pelvic tumor was the most frequent (71%) and total nephroureterectomy including bladder cuff the chosen treatment (76.4%). Previous or simultaneous bladder tumor was observed in 23% cases and delayed in 30%. With a mean follow-up of 76 months the patient survival is 53%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Due to the high frequence of previous, simultaneous or delayed bladder tumors, the upper urinary tract tumor should be considered as a panurothelial disease, worsening the outcome of this kind of tumors.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Valdecilla, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Portillo Martín
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rado Velázquez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Baños
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Correas Gómez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernández Rodríguez
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: del Valle Schaan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roca Edreira
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernández Castrillo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruiz Izquierdo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aguilera Tubet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy