title: Primary ureteral carcinoma.
abstract: A report of 22 cases of true primary transitional carcinoma of the ureter is presented. Evaluation of these cases shows that grades III and IV lesions have a poorer prognosis than grades I and II and that staging in ureteral tumors is a difficult task and unreliable for predicting survival. A conservative approach at management of low-grade lesions is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Roy and Lillie Cullen Department of Urology Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Spjut
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery