title: Combined diagnostic imaging of transitional cell carcinoma of the upper urinary tract.
abstract: The case of a female patient with recurrent macroscopic hematuria and negative vesical and renal ultrasonography, is discussed. On urography a gross pyelocaliceal filling defect was visualized. Urographic findings were suggestive of the diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma of the upper urinary. CT was performed to confirm the diagnosis and stage the tumor: it showed the presence of an advanced lesion. At histology the diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma of the upper urinary tract was confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Bertina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Galanti
authors.forename: Francesca Maria
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Martina
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canadè
authors.forename: Alessandro Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Costantini
authors.forename: Anna Lia
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Valentini
authors.forename: Anna Paola
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mancini
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014567:Urography