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Transitional cell carcinoma associated with retrocaval ureter
The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association
|September 1, 1989
Summary
Retrocaval ureter, a rare condition, has never been documented with transitional cell carcinoma. This study reports the first known case of this rare ureteral anomaly co-occurring with cancer.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Oncology
- Anatomical Anomalies
Background:
- Retrocaval ureter (RCU) is an uncommon congenital anomaly where the ureter courses behind the inferior vena cava.
- Fewer than 200 cases of RCU have been documented globally.
- The co-occurrence of RCU and transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) has not been previously reported in medical literature.