Incidence and survival of patients with carcinoma of the ureter and renal pelvis in the USA, 1973-2005.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- British Journal of Urology
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2011
- Volume
- 107
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1059–1064
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09675.x
- PMID: 20825397
- Source
- Medline
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
• The incidence of UTUC has slowly risen over the past 30 years. • Increased use of bladder cancer surveillance regimens and improved abdominal cross-sectional imaging may contribute to the observed stage migration towards more in situ lesions. • Although pathological disease characteristics impact cancer outcomes, certain sociodemographic factors also appear to portend worse prognosis.