A case of ureteral tumor following pelvic irradiation

A case of ureter tumor following pelvic irradiation for cervical carcinoma of the uterus was reported. She was seventy-three-years-old, and noted macroscopic hematuria during the treatment of radiation dermal ulcer. Ureter tumor was detected with the evidence of positive urine cytology and retrograde ureterography which showed filling defect of contrast medium at the lower part of the ureter. She underwent nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff resection. Pathological study showed that the tumor was transitional cell carcinoma, grade II and pT3a. This case belongs to the most strict criteria of radiation induced tumor. (author)