Upper tract urothelial carcinoma associated with Lynch syndrome

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Raju Chelluri · National Institutes of Health

S. Kovell · Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

F. Montanaro · Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona

E. Chandran · National Institutes of Health

A. Rouf Banday · National Institutes of Health

Sandeep Gurram · National Institutes of Health

Andrea B. Apolo

Abstract

Clinicians should be aware of the increased risk of developing UTUC in a patient who has LS. Conversely, clinicians should consider LS in patients who present with de novo UTUC. Clinical and molecular tools exist to aid in the diagnosis; the role of germline testing is evolving.

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Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Urologic and reproductive health conditions

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Published in: Current Opinion in Oncology

Volume 38, Issue 3, pp. 229-235

DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000001238

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Upper tract urothelial carcinoma associated with Lynch syndrome

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