ABSTRACT
Metastatic ureter tumors are seldom revealed. Ureter obstruction caused by the mammary tumor of a man is an especially infrequent case. The authors present their case where the metastasis imitated acute lithic obstruction. The diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities are analysed. A review is given of the publications on this field available in the literature of the past 20 years and it is stated that no reports on similar alterations were found in it.
Subject(s)
Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Ureteral Neoplasms/secondary , Ureteral Obstruction/etiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sex Factors , Ureteral Calculi/diagnosis , Ureteral Neoplasms/complications , Ureteral Neoplasms/diagnosis , UrographyABSTRACT
Renal metastatic tumors are seldom diagnosed. Their differentiation from primary renal tumors means severe problem. In connection with their cases the authors deal with this important problem. Their diagnostic and therapeutic tactics are described and publications in the literature of the past 15 years dealing with similar problems are reviewed.