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Late recurrence of upper urinary tract urothelial tumours

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Two case reports of late recurrence of upper urinary tract urothelial tumours 13 years after ipsilateral local resection and 19 years after contralateral nephroureterectomy are used in the discussion on when to perform local resection. In accordance with existing literature we propose local resection in case of low-grade upper urinary tract urothelial tumours.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    M. G. Christensen, P. Kirkegaard & F. Lund

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Christensen, M.G., Kirkegaard, P. & Lund, F. Late recurrence of upper urinary tract urothelial tumours. International Urology and Nephrology 19, 227–229 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549859

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