title: EAU guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  On behalf of the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines for diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (UUTT) patients were established. Criteria for recommendations are based of level 2 only, as large randomised clinical trials have not been performed in this type of disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic literature research using Medline Services was conducted. References were weighted by a panel of experts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  TNM classification 2002 is recommended. Recommendations are developed for diagnosis, radical and conservative treatment and for local chemo-immunotherapy. Prognostic factors are defined. Recommendations for follow-up after different types of treatment are given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. willem.oosterlink@ugent.be
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Oosterlinck
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solsona
authors.forename: A P M
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: van der Meijden
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sylvester
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Böhle
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rintala
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lobel
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*