Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma in Eastern Taiwan: High Proportion Among All Urothelial Carcinomas and Correlation with Chronic Kidney Disease

This study investigated the incidence of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UUT-UC) in eastern Taiwan and its association with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods: A total of 110 patients with histologically proven UUT-UC over a recent 20-year period were retrospectively analyzed to determi...

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Main Authors: Chia-Yen Chen, Yung-Ming Liao, Wei-Ming Tsai, Hann-Chorng Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-12-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608600741