About Transitional Cell Carcinoma

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As this eMedTV article explains, transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter and renal pelvis is a disease in which cancer cells form in the renal pelvis and ureter. This article discusses symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this type of cancer.

Transitional cell carcinoma stages are used to express the extent of the disease. This eMedTV segment describes stages of transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter and renal pelvis, which include stages 0 through IV and recurrent cases of the cancer.

As explained on this eMedTV Web page, transitional cell carcinoma treatment usually involves surgery when the cancer first forms in the renal pelvis or ureter. This article covers two types of surgery used to treat this form of cancer.