High-grade Carcinoma of the Proximal Ureter With Negative Nephroureteroscopy Detected by a Positive FISH Test: A Rare Case Report

Upper tract urothelial carcinomas in the proximal ureter are an uncommon disease. We present a case in which it was firstly detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization and not by endoscopy and radiologic imaging. Consequently, a radical nephroureterectomy with excision of the bladder cuff was per...

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Main Authors: Guoxian Zhang, Daniel Steinbach, Miezcyslaw Gajda, Tobias Franiel, Marc-Oliver Grimm, Marcus Horstmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442015000959