Definition:
Ureter Cancer or the Transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis or ureter is a cancer that grows in the urinary system that is either on the kidney which is responsible for collecting urine or the pelvis which empties the urine into a tube called the ureter that leads to the bladder.
Diagnosis:
Diagnosis is made through complete blood count test, urine cytology, intravenous pyelogram or IVP, ultrasound of the kidneys, MRI of the abdomen and renal scan.
Treatment:
Treatment includes surgical removal of the kidney that has cancer cells, undergoin chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Symptoms and Signs:
Symptoms includes back pain. Bloody urine, burning pain during urination, fatigue, frequent urination, sudden weight loss and flank pain.
Causes:
It is said to be cause by cancer cells that usually cause by chronic irritation of the kidneys by smoking, analgesic nephropathy and exposure to chemicals.
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