Young upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a case report

• Main Authors: SA, Osama, Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli, MD, Mohd Ashraf, AR, Mossadeq, Rahman, Mohd Nor Gohar, Z, Mahamood, S, Hassan, Y, Maya, Zaidi, Z, Zulkarnain, H
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2008
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/43086/3/43086.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/43086/4/mjms_content_-_supp_2008.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/43086/; http://www.mjms.usm.my/

Upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinomas are rare tumors. They account for 5 to 7% of the urothelial tumors with renal pelvic lesions representing the majority. The disease is rarely seen under the age of 50. Smoking, occupational carcinogens, analgesic abuse, Balkan nephropathy are the...