Seeding of a high-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma of the bladder along a nephroureterostomy tract

Percutaneous nephrostomy placement is a common treatment for obstructive uropathy of various causes. Although rare in the literature, tumor seeding along the nephrostomy tract is a potential risk of percutaneous nephrostomy in the treatment of obstructive symptoms secondary to urothelial carcinoma....

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Main Authors: Mark Gemender, BS, Elliot Rinzler, MD, Gabriel Werder, MD, Anthony P. Trace, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043317301371