European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinoma: 2015 Update

Conclusions These guidelines contain information on the management of individual patients according to a current standardised approach. Urologists should take into account the specific clinical characteristics of each patient when determining the optimal treatment regimen, based on the proposed risk stratification of these tumours. Patient summary Urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract is rare, but because 60% of these tumours are invasive at diagnosis, an appropriate diagnosis is most important. A number of known risk factors exist. The European Association of Urology guideline group on upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinoma (UTUC) has prepared updated guidelines, and recommendations are provided for risk stratification, treatment, and follow-up to aid urologists in clinical practice. Due to the rarity of UTUC, data are scarce, and most recommendations have a grade lower than A.
Source: European Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research