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Ureteral Neoplasms

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Radiology of the Lower Urinary Tract

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

Abstract

Primary neoplasms of the ureter are uncommon; they account for less than 1% of urinary tract tumors and are found in 1 in 11 000 autopsies (Leder and Dunnick 1990 Murphy 1989). Fewer than 3000 cases have appeared in the literature since the first authenticated case was reported in 1878 (Pollack 1990).

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  1. Department of Radiological Sciences, PCOM, Graduate Health System, City Avenue Hospital, 4150 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19131, USA

    Janet A. Parker M.D. (Professor of Radiology), Enrico J. Doganiero D.O. (Instructor with Radiology) & George L. Popky M.D. (Professor and Chairman)

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Parker, J.A., Doganiero, E.J., Popky, G.L. (1994). Ureteral Neoplasms. In: Lang, E.K. (eds) Radiology of the Lower Urinary Tract. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84431-7_1

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