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ArticleUrology case reports2025

Metastasis of uterine endometrioid carcinoma mimicking upper tract urothelial carcinoma.

Yuji Fujizuka, Shugo Harashima, Yoshiyuki Miyazawa, Seiji Arai, Nozomi Nakajima, Mai Onose, Sho Watanuki, Takanori Shimizu, Yoshitaka Sekine, Hidekazu Koike and 2 more

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Yuji FujizukaDepartment of Urology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Shugo HarashimaDepartment of Urology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Yoshiyuki MiyazawaDepartment of Urology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Seiji AraiDepartment of Urology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Nozomi NakajimaClinical Department of Pathology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Mai OnoseDepartment of Urology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Sho WatanukiDepartment of Urology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Takanori ShimizuDepartment of Urology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Yoshitaka SekineDepartment of Urology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Hidekazu KoikeDepartment of Urology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Hayato IkotaClinical Department of Pathology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.
Kazuhiro SuzukiDepartment of Urology, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate diagnosis of upper-tract urothelial carcinoma is difficult when urine cytology and ureteroscopy are inconclusive. A 59-year-old woman had undergone total hysterectomy for uterine endometrioid carcinoma 5 years earlier. Follow-up computed tomography demonstrated left hydronephrosis and an enhancing mass in the ureter. Urine cytology was negative, but ureteroscopic biopsies revealed malignant cells that were potentially urothelial carcinoma. The patient received left nephroureterectomy, but histopathology unexpectedly showed metastatic uterine endometrioid carcinoma. This case highlights that metastatic relapse of uterine carcinoma can mimic ureteral cancer on imaging. When cytology and biopsy are inconclusive, prior malignancies should remain in the differential diagnosis.

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Diagnostic challengeMetastasisUpper-tract urothelial carcinomaUreteral cancerUterine endometrioid carcinoma

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PMID40979509
PMCPMC12447910

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