ureteral neoplasms/back pain

A 37-year old male patient complained of lower back pain. Investigations revealed a retroperitoneal tumor and left-sided cervical lymphadenopathy without abnormal findings in both testicles. The diagnosis of extragonadal germ cell tumor was made based on a lymph node biopsy. Following chemotherapy

Renal colic (RC) represents nearly 2% of emergency department admissions. RC is defined by the occurrence of back pain which may radiate towards the abdomen and external genitals. In adults, the obstruction is caused by a urinary stone in 80% of cases. The 20 % of non-stone related RCs are due

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is still endemic in Morocco and the urogenital form is common. This form is characterized by clinical polymorphism. However, the isolated ureteric form is very rare. The differential diagnosis might be raised in tumoral cases while undertaking surgical excision which is the

We report two cases of spontaneous urinary rupture caused by primary ureteral or renal pelvic cancer. Case 1: A 76-year-old man presented with macrohematuria and left back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging showed left middle ureteral tumor and rupture of upper ureter. Left nephroureterectomy was

Undifferentiated carcinoma of ureter is rare neoplastic lesion, and the natural history of undifferentiated carcinoma of ureter has not been known well yet. We hereby presented an autopsy case of undifferentiated carcinoma of the ureter with rapid progression from the initial stage. A 62-year-old

OBJECTIVE The parapelvic renal cyst is a relatively common finding on routine urological examination, but only rarely needs treatment. We here examined all parapelvic renal cyst patients who consulted our Department between April 1998 and December 2004 with the focus on potential for malignant

A 66-year-old man presented at our hospital with left back pain. Intravenous pyelography, computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed ureteral tumors of the complete left double renal pelvis and the ureter. An endoscopic examination disclosed a papillary tumor from the left