Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma was at one time felt to be a somewhat rare entity.  With the success of various treatments for bladder urothelial carcinoma, the incidence of this disease in the uretere and kidney is rising.  Many medical subspecialists encounter these complex patients and a multimodality treatment plan is often required for care.

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.