Overview

NCI Definition: A transitional cell carcinoma that arises from the renal pelvis and ureter. [1]

Disease Details

Synonyms
Urothelial Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Renal Pelvis and Ureter TCC, Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Renal Pelvis and Ureter Transitional Cell Cancer, TCC of Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Transitional Cell Cancer of Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Renal Pelvis and Ureter Transitional Cell Carcinoma, Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma, Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer, TCC of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Renal Pelvis and Ureter Urothelial Cancer
Parent(s)
Urothelial Carcinoma
Children
Infiltrating Renal Pelvis and Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma, Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma, and Renal Pelvis Urothelial Carcinoma

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.