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Table 1 IUP of the renal pelvis (RP) previously reported in the English Literature (NS = Not Stated; NA = Not Assessed)

From: Inverted urothelial papilloma of the upper urinary tract: description of two cases with systematic literature review

Reference

Age

Sex

Presentation

Site

Gross/Maximum Diameter (cm)

Associated Urothelial Lesions

Treatment

Recurrence (Follow-Up)

Matz et al. (1974) [3]

68

M

Haematuria, flank pain

Left RP

Nodule/1.5

None

Nephroureterectomy

None (2 ys)

Assor (1976) [4]

79

M

Haematuria, flank discomfort

Right RP

Sessile polyp/1.5

None

Partial resection

NS

Cameron et al. (1976) [5]

58

F

NS

RP (side NS)

NS/3

None

Nephroureterectomy

Patient died of carcinoma of the endometrium four years later

Di Cello et al. (1980) [6]

53

M

Asymptomatic

Left uretero-pelvic junction

Sessile polyp/3

None

Nephroureterectomy

NS

Theoret et al. (1980) [7]

89

M

Asymptomatic (autopsy finding)

RP (side NS)

NS

None

NA

NA

Uyama et al. (1981) [8]

73

M

Haematuria

Left RP

NS/2.5

None

Nephroureterectomy, radiation and chemotherapy

None (5 ys)

Anderström et al. (1982) [9]

62

M

Asymptomatic

Left RP

Nodule/3

Synchronous grade 2 transitional cell carcinoma of contralateral RP and non-invasive grade 2 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder; history of recurrent grade 2 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

Extracorporeal resection of ureter and RP and autotransplant of kidney to bladder

Patient died of metastatic poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder three years later; no recurrence in the kidney where IUP was diagnosed

Anderström et al. (1982) [9]

49

M

Ureteral colic

Right RP

Nodule/NS

None

NS

NS

Watters et al. (1983) [10]

65

M

Haematuria

Left RP

Pedunculated polyp/1

None

Nephroureterectomy

NS

Lausten et al. (1984) [11]

63

M

NS

Right RP

Pedunculated polyp/1

Grade 3 invasive polypoid transitional cell carcinoma in the contralateral RP after 8 years

Nephrectomy

None (8.5 ys)

Taylor et al. (1986) [12]

65

M

Haematuria

Right RP

Sessile polyp/NS

None

Nephroureterectomy

None (2 ys)

Schulze et al. (1986) [13]

53

M

Haematuria

Right RP

Sessile polyp/2.5

None

Nephroureterectomy

NS

Schulze et al. (1986) [13]

55

M

Haematuria

Left RP and ureter

Not apparent at gross examination

None

Nephrectomy

NS

Romanelli (1986) [14]

52

M

Haematuria, renal colic,

Right RP

Sessile polyp/2.1

None

Nephroureterectomy

NS

Yamaguchi et al. (1988) [15]

73

M

Haematuria

Left RP

Pedunculated polyp/0.6

Synchronous low grade transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (ureteral orifice)

Nephrectomy

None (1 y)

Schultz et al. (1988) [16]

58

M

Haematuria

Left RP

NS

Synchronous superficial grade 2 transitional cell carcinoma of the contralateral ureter (nephroureterectomy with excision of the bladder cuff)

Pyelotomy and endoscopic resection

IUP of the bladder 1 y later

Aubert et al. (1988) [17]

34

M

Haematuria

Left RP

NS

None

Nephroureterectomy

None (18 months)

Kyriakos et al. (1989) [18]

73

F

Asymptomatic

Multiple lesions: Junction between a upper pole major calyx and right RP (I); right calix (II); distal right ureter (III and IV)

Polyp/2.6 (I); slightly elevated nodule/1 (II); polyp/0.5 (III); polyp/1.2 (IV)

None

Nephroureterectomy

None (11 months)

Bagley et al. (1990) [19]

64

M

Haematuria

Right RP

Nodule/1

Recurrent transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

Ureteropyeloscopy with endoscopic resection

None (6 months)

Bassi et al. (1991) [20]

51

M

Haematuria, flank pain

Left RP

Sessile polyp/0.5

None

Partial resection

NS

Vlassopopulos et al. (1992) [21]

59

M

Haematuria, flank pain

Left RP

Sessile polyp/2

None

Nephroureterectomy

None (12 months)

Ueda T et al. (1992) [22]

71

M

Asymptomatic

Right RP

Nodule/4

None

Nephrectomy

Synchronous clear cell carcinoma of the homolateral kidney, treated with surgery and anticancer drugs. No recurrence from IUP (21 months)

Spevack et al. (1995) [23]

64

M

Haematuria

Right RP

Pedunculated polyp/2.5

None

Partial resection

None (42 months)

Chiura et al. (1998) [24]

63

M

Haematuria

Right RP

NS/3

Transitional cell carcinoma of the left distal ureter three years later, treated with surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy

Nephroureterectomy

None (1 y after surgery for carcinoma)

Chiura et al. (1998) [24]

53

M

Haematuria

RP

NS

Pyelitis cystica

Nephroureterectomy

NS

Chiura et al. (1998) [24]

64

M

Asymptomatic

Right RP

NS

Recurrent transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (previous and subsequent to IUP diagnosis)

Ureteroscopy and biopsy

Transitional cell carcinoma in the homolateral kidney and ureter 9 ys later

Darras et al. (2005) [25]

52

M

Haematuria, occasional discomfort in the lower abdomen

Left RP

Polyp/NS

Synchronous IUP of the bladder

Partial resection

None (NS)

Luo et al. (2012) [26]

62

M

Asymptomatic

Right RP

Pedunculated polyp

None

Nephroureterectomy

None (NS)

Luo et al. (2012) [26]

66

M

Haematuria

Left RP

Pedunculated polyp

None

Nephroureterectomy

None (NS)

Luo et al. (2012) [26]

64

M

Haematuria

Left RP

Pedunculated polyp

None

Nephroureterectomy

None (NS)

Luo et al. (2012) [26]

73

F

Flank pain

Right RP

Pedunculated polyp

None

Nephroureterectomy

None (NS)