Diseases

Ureteral Neoplasms

Cancer or tumors of the URETER which may cause obstruction leading to hydroureter, HYDRONEPHROSIS, and PYELONEPHRITIS. HEMATURIA is a common symptom.

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Abstract

Cancer or tumors of the URETER which may cause obstruction leading to hydroureter, HYDRONEPHROSIS, and PYELONEPHRITIS. HEMATURIA is a common symptom.

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15 entry terms
  • Neoplasms of Ureter
  • Neoplasms, Ureteral
  • Ureter Neoplasms
  • Neoplasm, Ureteral
  • Ureter Neoplasm
  • Ureteral Neoplasm
  • Cancer of Ureter
  • Cancer of the Ureter
  • Ureter Cancer
  • Ureter, Cancer Of
  • Ureteral Cancer
  • Cancer, Ureteral
  • Cancers, Ureteral
  • Ureter Cancers
  • Ureteral Cancers

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with URETHRAL NEOPLASMS, especially in Romance language: see note on "ureteral" & "urethral" under URETERAL DISEASES; coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ureteral Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014516. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014516
  2. Ureteral Neoplasms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ureteral_neoplasm
  3. Ureteral Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7900421