Tumours of the urinary tract

Question 1

What are the main types of tumours in the urinary tract?

Answer 1

• transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) known today as urothelial carcinomas (UC).
• relatively rare
• tobacco smoking is a strong factor associated with upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Question 2

What are the different types of upper urinary tract tumors?

Answer 2

• urothelial carcinoma
• SCC
• adenocarcinoma
• inverted papilloma