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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 42-43 |
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Primary adenocarcinoma of ureter mimicking pyelonephritis
R. P. S Punia, Irneet Mundi, Komal Arora, Ashwani Dalal, Harsh Mohan
Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Irneet Mundi
Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Sarai Building, Sector-32A, Chandigarh - 160 030
India
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7796.62914 PMID: 20842259
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Tumors of the ureter are rare. We present a case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ureter diagnosed as chronic pyelonephritis preoperatively. This tumor is postulated to arise from metaplastic glandular mucosa in response to chronic irritation of the urothelium. |
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