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An unusual presentation of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A visible abdominal mass

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Upper tract urothelial carcinoma is rare when compared to frequent vesical involvement. An unusual case of upper tract transitional cell carcinoma who presented with a visible abdominal mass is reported.

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  1. Department of Urology, Ankara State Hospital, Turkey

    H. Özkardes

  2. Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    I. Erkan

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Özkardes, H., Toktas, G. & Erkan, I. An unusual presentation of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A visible abdominal mass. International Urology and Nephrology 23, 549–552 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549844

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