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Case Report

Ureterocele urothelial carcinoma: managing a rare presentation

16 Feb 2016
Juan Carlos Astigueta, Milagros Abad-Licham, Eloy Silva, Víctor Alvarez, Francis Piccone, Enrique Cruz, Joan Palou Redorta

It is very uncommon for urothelial carcinoma to develop in an ureterocele. It is generally discovered in an imaging study or in connection with haematuria.

We found very few reports in the literature. Here, we report on the case of a 71-year-old male who initially presented with haematuria and low back pain and who then underwent transurethral resection for an intraureterocele tumour. Pathology confirmed urothelial carcinoma.

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