Diagnostic pathways and treatment strategies in upper tract urothelial carcinoma in Sweden between 2015 and 2021: a population-based survey.
Fredrik LiedbergOskar HagbergFiras AljaberyTruls GårdmarkStaffan JahnsonTomas JerlströmViveka StröckKarin SöderkvistAnders UllénJohannes BobjerPublished in: Scandinavian journal of urology (2024)
The population-based SNRUBC with high coverage contributes to the knowledge about UTUC with granular and generalizable data. The present study reveals a high proportion of patients not subjected to curatively intended treatment and suggests unmet needs to shorten lead times to treatment and use of bladder cuff excision when performing radical surgery for UTUC in Sweden.
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