Savio Domenico Pandolfo, Simone Cilio, Achille Aveta, Zhenjie Wu, Clara Cerrato, Luigi Napolitano, Francesco Lasorsa, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Paolo Verze, Salvatore Siracusano, Carmelo Quattrone, Matteo Ferro, Eugenio Bologna, Riccardo Campi, Francesco Del Giudice, Riccardo Bertolo, Daniele Amparore, Sara Palumbo, Celeste Manfredi, Riccardo Autorino
BACKGROUND: Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare disease with a potentially dismal prognosis. We systematically compared international guidelines on UTUC to analyze similitudes and differences among them. METHODS: We conducted a search on MEDLINE/PubMed for guidelines related to UTUC from 2010 to the present. In addition, we manually explored the websites of urological and oncological societies and journals to identify pertinent guidelines. We also assessed recommendations from the International Bladder Cancer Network, the Canadian Urological Association, the European Society for Medical Oncology, and the International Consultation on Bladder Cancer, considering their expertise and experience in the field...
March 11, 2024: Cancers