Renal pelvic transitional cell carcinoma. The role of the kidney in tumor-node-metastasis staging. |
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| Authors: | P Guinan N J Volgelzang R Randazzo A Fremgen J Chmiel J Sylvester S Sener |
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| Affiliation: | CIER Committee, American Cancer Society, Chicago, IL 60603. |
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| Abstract: | Renal pelvic carcinoma is a rare tumor. There are several staging systems currently in use based on a bladder cancer staging model. An analysis of the American Cancer Society, Illinois Division, experience with 611 cases of renal pelvic transitional cell carcinoma suggested that the kidney parenchyma may be a determinant in the anatomic spread of disease. A tumor-node-metastasis system for renal pelvic (separate from ureteral) cancer is recommended. |
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