Comparison of clinicopathologic characteristics, epigenetic biomarkers and prognosis between renal pelvic and ureteral tumors in upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Comparison of clinicopathologic characteristics, epigenetic biomarkers and prognosis between renal pelvic and ureteral tumors in upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Abstract Background There's no consensus about the difference between renal pelvic and ureteral tumors in terms of clinical features, pathological outcomes, epigenetic biomarkers and prognosis. Methods The data of 341 patients with renal pelvic tumors and 271 patients with ureteral tumors who u...

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Main Authors: Dong Fang, Shiming He, Gengyan Xiong, Nirmish Singla, Zhenpeng Cao, Lei Zhang, Xuesong Li, Liqun Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Urology
Subjects:
Methylation
Prognosis
Radical nephroureterectomy (RNU)
Renal pelvis
Upper tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUC)
Ureter
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-018-0334-7

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