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Archivos Españoles de Urología (Ed. impresa)
Print version ISSN 0004-0614
Abstract
LARA, Concepción; JURADO, Pilar and PORRAS, Virginia. Ureteral carcinoma: Case report. Arch. Esp. Urol. [online]. 2007, vol.60, n.10, pp.1213-1215. ISSN 0004-0614.
Objective: Carcinosarcoma is a neoplasia with malignant epithelial and mesenchymal differentiation. Carcinosarcoma of the urinary tract is a rare neoplasm. It is an extremely rare entity in the ureter. Methods/results: We report one case of carcinosarco-ma arising from the ureter in a 69-year-old male patient who underwent total ureterectomy. Conclusion: Carcinosarcomais a malignant neoplasia associated with poor prognosis, probably resulting from the advanced stage at diagnosis.
Keywords : Carcinosarcoma; Ureter.