Table 1.

Demographic Data and Tumor Characteristics on Preoperative Diagnostic Ureteroscopy and Final Pathology.

Parameter LG in Final Pathology
n (%)
HG in Final Pathology
n (%)
P Value
Number of cases 23 31

Age, years 71.9+11.1 71.5+11.3 1
 Male 13 (35.1%) 24 (64.9%) 0.118
 Female 10 (58.8%) 7 (31.2%)

Tobacco smoker 17 (73.9%) 13 (41.9%) 0.08

Tumor location
 Ureter 12 (52.2%) 11 (35.4%) 0.16
 Renal pelvic 4 (17.4%) 10 (32.2%) 0.34
 Renal calyces 3 (13%) 2 (6.4%) 0.64
 Multifocal 4 (17.4%) 6 (19.3%) 1
 Not documented 0 (0%) 2 (6.4%) 1

Bladder UC 9 (39.1%) 13 (41.9%) 1
 Low grade 8 (88.8%) 4 (30.8%) 0.0115
 High grade 1 (11.2%) 9 (69.2%)

Final stage
 T0, Ta, T1 17 (73.9%) 9 (29%) [1 CIS] 0.0021
 T2–T4 6 (26.1%) 22 (71%)

HG, high grade; LG, low grade; SD, standard deviation; UC, urothelial carcinoma.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2022 January; 13(1): e0002. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2022 January 27. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10459