Spindle cell tumours of the ureter: Operation or observation?

Vidyasagar Chinni, Hanna J El-Khoury, Justin du Plessis, Damien Bolton

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Article in Urology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vidyasagar ChinniDepartment of Urology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.

Hanna J El-KhouryDepartment of Urology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.

Justin du PlessisAnatomical Pathology Department, Austin Health Pathology, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.

Damien BoltonDepartment of Urology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.

The University of Melbourne · AUAustin Health · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a rare case of inflammatory spindle cell tumour of the ureter in a patient who presented with renal colic and macroscopic haematuria. Pyeloscopy revealed a partially obstructing mass at the proximal right ureter which confirmed a myofibroblastic tumour on biopsy. Radical nephrectomy was performed which confirmed a spindle cell tumour of the ureter confined to the resection margins. Follow-up imaging in 12 months did not illustrate recurrence or metastasis. The decision to perform a nephrectomy was due to the limited experience with this tumour. Reports illustrate that this tumour is unlikely to metastasize, and thus be managed conservatively.

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MyofibroblasticSpindle CellUreteric lesionsUro-oncology

Identifiers

PMID35300353

DOI10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102051

PMCPMC8921339

OpenAlexW4220997431

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