A proportion of hereditary upper urinary tract urothelial carcinomas are misclassified as sporadic according to a multi-institutional database analysis: proposal of patient-specific risk identification tool
BJU International, 06/29/2012
Audenet F et al. – A significant proportion of patients with newly diagnosed upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma may have underlying hereditary non–polyposis colorectal cancer as a cause. Recognition of such potential and application of a patient–specific checklist upon diagnosis will allow identification and appropriate clinical and genetic management for patient and family.
