Definition: Cancer or tumors of the URETER which may cause obstruction leading to hydroureter, HYDRONEPHROSIS, and PYELONEPHRITIS. HEMATURIA is a common symptom.
do not confuse with URETHRAL NEOPLASMS, especially in Romance language: see note on "ureteral" & "urethral" under URETERAL DISEASES; coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM)
Other names Ureteral Neoplasm; Ureteral Cancers; Ureter Neoplasm; Ureter Cancers; Neoplasm, Ureteral; Cancers, Ureteral; Cancer, Ureteral; Ureter Neoplasms; Ureter Cancer; Neoplasms, Ureteral; Neoplasms of Ureter; Cancer of the Ureter; Ureteral Cancer; Cancer of Ureter