篇名 | Radiolucent Ureteral Stones or Ureteral Cancer?: A Case Report |
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卷期 | 20:3 |
並列篇名 | 輸尿管透光性結石或輸尿管癌?:病例報告 |
作者 | 李坤峰 、 鍾慧明 、 羅富進 、 吳澤民 、 蔡永成 |
頁次 | 137-139 |
關鍵字 | 輸尿管癌 、 透光性輸尿管結石 、 血尿 、 體外震波碎石術 、 化學治療 、 Ureteral cancer 、 Radiolucent stone 、 Hematuria 、 Shoock-wave lithotripsy 、 Chemotherapy |
出刊日期 | 200909 |
We report a case of ureteral cancer, an uncommon disease entity, which presented as a radiolucent ureteral stone, a common problem for urologists. This 72-year-old female suffered from acute left renal pain with gross hematuria. Intravenous pyelography suggested a radiolucent stone in the left-side distal ureter with obstructive uropathy. After failure of shock-wave lithotripsy, abdominal computed tomographic (CT) scanning showed that the left-side ureteral obstruction persisted with no ureteral stone. Diagnostic ureteroscopy identified a papillary tumor in the left distal ureter, but the biopsy was negative for malignancy. The patient underwent a left total nephroureterectomy with removal of the bladder cuff. The pathology was compatible with a locally advanced ureteral transitional cell carcinoma. She had a smooth postoperative recovery with adjuvant chemotherapy. We concluded that the possibility of an underlying ureteral tumor must be kept in mind when dealing with a possible radiolucent stone.