Definition for:carcinoma of the ureter

carcinoma of the ureter

Chapter: 17
A malignant tumor of the urinary epithelium. Histologically classified in most instances as transitional cell carcinoma. It can be papillary endophytic or invasive exophytic. Histologically, it can be graded on a scale from I to III, like urinary bladder tumors.

See Also:

Carcinoma (Chapter 5)
Carcinoma in situ (Chapter 18)
Carcinoma in situ (Chapter 5)
Carcinoma in situ of the breast (Chapter 18)
carcinoma of the penis (Chapter 17)
carcinoma of the prostate (Chapter 17)
carcinoma of the urinary bladder (Chapter 17)