Ureter, primary malignancy
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Ureter, primary malignancy |
ICD10 code: | C66 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | Any malignancy, including lymphoma and leukemia, except of skin |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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Stop Date: | |
Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
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Additional Info
- Ureteral cancer is cancer of the ureters, muscular tubes that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. It is also known as ureter cancer, renal pelvic cancer, and rarely ureteric cancer or uretal cancer. Cancer in this location is rare.
- Ureteral cancer is usually transitional cell carcinoma. Transitional cell carcinoma is "a common cause of ureter cancer and other urinary (renal pelvic) tract cancers."
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