Preoperative predictors of pathological tumour stage and prognosis may be used when selecting candidates for intensified treatment in upper tract urothelial carcinoma.

Bjarte AlmåsStein ØverbyOle J HalvorsenLars A R ReisæterBirgitte CarlsenChristian Beisland

Published in: Scandinavian journal of urology (2021)

Several variables at the CT predicted both stage and survival. Local invasion at CT seems the most promising feature for selecting patients for intensified treatment.

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