Urothelial carcinoma of an allograft ureter 10 years after deceased donor kidney transplantation

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 May 12:2018:bcr2017223087. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223087.

Abstract

The incidence of urothelial carcinoma (UC; formerly transitional cell carcinoma) is higher among renal transplant recipients compared with the general population. Upper urinary tract UC (UUT-UC) of allograft urothelium is a rare event with approximately 40 cases reported in the literature. Herein, we describe the clinical presentation and management of UUT-UC in a transplant ureter 10 years after deceased donor kidney transplantation.

Keywords: renal transplantation; urological cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / surgery
  • Cystectomy*
  • Humans
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery*
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Nephrectomy*
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ureter / diagnostic imaging
  • Ureter / pathology*
  • Ureter / surgery
  • Urologic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Urologic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Urologic Neoplasms / surgery