Demographic Data and Tumor Characteristics on Preoperative Diagnostic Ureteroscopy and Final Pathology.
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 | |
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| 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%) | |
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| Tobacco smoker | 17 (73.9%) | 13 (41.9%) | 0.08 |
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| 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 |
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| 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%) | |
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| Final stage | |||
| T0, Ta, T1 | 17 (73.9%) | 9 (29%) [1 CIS] | 0.0021 |
| T2–T4 | 6 (26.1%) | 22 (71%) | |