Published August 30, 2013 | Version v1
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Urography and CT Features of Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Ureter: A Case Report

Creators

  • 1. Department of Radiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang (China)
  • 2. Department of Urology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang (China)
  • 3. Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang (China)

Description

Primary small cell carcinoma of the ureter is an extremely rare disease, only several cases have been reported worldwide so far. We report a 70-year-old woman who was examined with intravenous urography and abdominal computed tomography and was diagnosed as small cell carcinoma confirmed by pathology. We describe and discuss the urography and computed tomography findings of this case

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3857980;
DOI
10.5812/iranjradiol.4779;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Iranian Journal of Radiology
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 160-163
ISSN
1735-1065

INIS

Country of Publication
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46080764
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CARCINOMAS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; URETERS
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; TOMOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT

Optional Information

Copyright
Copyright (c) 2013, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Iranian Society of Radiology
Notes
PMCID: PMC3857980; PMID: 24348603; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3857980