Transitional cell carcinoma ultrasound
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Ultrasound
Ultrasound has a limited role to play in either diagnosis or staging transitional cell carcinomas of the urinary tract in general. Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Ureters Ultrasound has little role to play in the diagnosis of TCC of the ureter, although it may suggest the diagnosis by diagnosing hydronephrosis.
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Renal Pelvis
On ultrasound examination transitional cell carcinomas appear as solid, albeit hypoechoic masses located within the the renal pelvis or within a dilated calyx (also known as an oncocalyx). In patients in whom ultrasound is technically difficult care must be taken to not interpret the hypoechoic mass as hydronephrosis.
Rarely TCCs with squamous metaplasia and abundant keratin formation appear echogenic and densely shadowing and may mimic a renal calculus 1.