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SUBMITTER: Gusev A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8317869 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gusev Andrew A Greenberg Scott S Dave Shubha S Sobieh Ahmed A Yates Jennifer J
European urology open science 20200828
Percutaneous biopsy can be used for tissue diagnosis of bladder tumors when cystoscopy with transurethral resection is not possible. The largest known case series includes 15 patients with no reported complications and good concordance with surgical pathology. However, concern remains regarding exposure of nonurothelial surfaces to tumor cells, as there are rare documented cases of tumor seeding along nephrostomy and biopsy tracts in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UC). We present the first do ...[more]