Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

This comprehensive text examines the diagnostic and treatment strategies of bladder urothelial carcinoma. The authors present a balanced scientific and practical approach to various treatments, such as diagnostic modalities,  endoscopic treatments, surgical treatments and adjuvant therapies.

1. Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Ureteroscopic Biopsy and Specimen Preparation.- 2. Imaging of Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma.- 3. Cytopathology and Management of Ureteroscopic Biopsy Samples.- 4. Ureteroscopic Treatment of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Malignancy.- 5. Surgical Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma- Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Approaches to Nephroureterectomy and Outcomes.- 6. Surveillance after Treatment for Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma.- 7. Topical Chemotherapy.- 8. Systemic Chemotherapy for Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer.- 9. Hereditary Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Lynch Syndrome, Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndrome (HNPCC).- 10. Bladder Tumors: Association with Upper Tract Neoplasms.- 11. Enhanced Imaging: NBI, PDD, SPIES.- 12. Beyond Endoscopy- Ultrasound, Optical Coherence Tomography and Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy.- 13. Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithm of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.