Rare case of an upper urinary tract carcinoma (UTUC) in renal pelvis and ureter associated to renal vein thrombosis: diagnostic imaging with CECT, MRI and CEUS

Value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of ureteral tuberculosis from ureteral malignant tumour in women

“…Biological culture or histopathology is the gold standard for a definitive diagnosis [8]. Primary ureteral malignancies are extremely rare, with transitional cell carcinoma accounting for 90% of all ureteral malignancies and squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma accounting for the remaining 10% [9][10][11][12]. Intake of arseniccontaminated water, urinary stones, dialysis and Chinese herbal medicines are considered to be important causes of urothelial carcinoma [13,14].…”