Unveiling the challenges of UTUC biopsies and cytology: insights from a global real-world practice study - Takeaways - MDSpire

Unveiling the challenges of UTUC biopsies and cytology: insights from a global real-world practice study

  • By

  • Joyce Baard

  • Luigi Cormio

  • Ranan Dasgupta

  • Daniele Maruzzi

  • Soroush Rais-Bahrami

  • Alvaro Serrano

  • Bogdan Geavlete

  • Stilianos Giannakopoulos

  • Jean de la Rosette

  • Pilar Laguna

  • March 20, 2024

  • 0 min

Share

  • 1

    Histologic confirmation and staging are crucial for treatment strategies in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).

  • 2

    The EAU and AUA guidelines recommend risk stratification for UTUC, but they use different non-validated methods.

  • 3

    Real-world data shows that diagnostic ureteroscopy (dURS) combined with biopsy is not routinely performed by urologists.

  • 4

    In the study, 83.5% of biopsy samples were of sufficient quality for diagnosis, with 64.3% reported as low-grade tumors.

  • 5

    Urine cytology outcomes were concordant with final pathology grade in 116 cases, indicating its potential predictive value.

Original Source(s)

Unveiling the challenges of UTUC biopsies and cytology: insights from a global real-world practice study

  • by Joyce Baard, Luigi Cormio, Ranan Dasgupta, Daniele Maruzzi, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Alvaro Serrano, Bogdan Geavlete, Stilianos Giannakopoulos, Jean de la Rosette, Pilar Laguna

  • March 20, 2024

Related Content

The 21st century marks a rise in TURP retreatment rates: an analysis of Veterans Health Administration data

A novel small fragment removal system holds promise to improve stone extraction during lithotripsy

Real-world comparison of Rezūm® water vapor therapy and transurethral resection of the prostate using a pragmatic composite definition of procedural success