[Early metastatic dissemination after nephro-ureterectomy for upper urinary tract tumour: a possible role of laparoscopy?].
Laparoscopic nephro-ureterectomy has been proposed as an alternative to conventional double-incision surgery to treat upper urinary tract tumours. A case of hepatic and pulmonary metastatic dissemination four months after laparoscopic nephro-ureterectomy for pT3 N0 M0 intra-renal urothelial carcinoma raises the question of the possible role of laparoscopy in the rapidly unfavourable course of the disease. This case is discussed in the light of a review of the literature.
Mondet
Fabrice
F
Service d'Urologie, Polyclinique des Alpes du Sud, Gap, France. fabrice.mondet@wanadoo.fr
Boyer
Christian
C
Esterni
Jean-Pierre
JP
D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*