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Benign urinary system neoplasm

MedGen UID:
146348
•Concept ID:
C0686167
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: benign neoplasm of the urinary tract; Benign neoplasm of urinary system; Benign neoplasm of urinary tract; benign neoplasm of urinary tract; benign tumor of the urinary tract; Benign tumor of urinary tract; benign tumor of urinary tract; benign tumour of the urinary tract; benign tumour of urinary tract; Benign Urinary System Neoplasm; benign urinary system neoplasm; Benign Urinary System Tumor; benign urinary tract neoplasm; benign urinary tract tumor; benign urinary tract tumour; renal system benign neoplasm; urinary system benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of urinary tract (92468007); Benign neoplasm of urinary system (92468007); Benign neoplasm of urinary tract (92468007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004180

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the organs that comprise the urinary system and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evaluation and management of urethral and periurethral masses in women.
Zuo SW, Napoe GS
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2023 Dec 1;35(6):517-524. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000914. PMID: 37678190
Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Renal Angiomyolipoma.
Flum AS, Hamoui N, Said MA, Yang XJ, Casalino DD, McGuire BB, Perry KT, Nadler RB
J Urol 2016 Apr;195(4 Pt 1):834-46. Epub 2015 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.07.126. PMID: 26612197
Histologic variants of urothelial carcinoma: differential diagnosis and clinical implications.
Lopez-Beltran A, Cheng L
Hum Pathol 2006 Nov;37(11):1371-88. Epub 2006 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2006.05.009. PMID: 16949919

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hematuria.
Peterson LM, Reed HS
Prim Care 2019 Jun;46(2):265-273. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2019.02.008. PMID: 31030828
Should Small Renal Masses Be Biopsied?
Leão RR, Ahmad AE, Richard PO
Curr Urol Rep 2017 Jan;18(1):7. doi: 10.1007/s11934-017-0653-3. PMID: 28188595
Pediatric urologic oncology.
Grimsby GM, Ritchey ML
Pediatr Clin North Am 2012 Aug;59(4):947-59. Epub 2012 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.05.018. PMID: 22857841
Neonatal renal tumours.
Powis M
Early Hum Dev 2010 Oct;86(10):607-12. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.08.018. PMID: 20888153
Imaging of angiomyolipomas.
Lemaitre L, Claudon M, Dubrulle F, Mazeman E
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 1997 Apr;18(2):100-14. doi: 10.1016/s0887-2171(97)90054-8. PMID: 9163829

Diagnosis

Cystic Renal Masses: Old and New Paradigms.
Alrumayyan M, Raveendran L, Lawson KA, Finelli A
Urol Clin North Am 2023 May;50(2):227-238. Epub 2023 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2023.01.003. PMID: 36948669
Hematuria.
Peterson LM, Reed HS
Prim Care 2019 Jun;46(2):265-273. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2019.02.008. PMID: 31030828
An approach to renal masses in pediatrics.
Malkan AD, Loh A, Bahrami A, Navid F, Coleman J, Green DM, Davidoff AM, Sandoval JA
Pediatrics 2015 Jan;135(1):142-58. Epub 2014 Dec 1 doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-1011. PMID: 25452658
Pediatric urologic oncology.
Grimsby GM, Ritchey ML
Pediatr Clin North Am 2012 Aug;59(4):947-59. Epub 2012 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.05.018. PMID: 22857841
Neonatal renal tumours.
Powis M
Early Hum Dev 2010 Oct;86(10):607-12. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.08.018. PMID: 20888153

Therapy

The Changing Role of Renal Mass Biopsy.
Ali SN, Tano Z, Landman J
Urol Clin North Am 2023 May;50(2):217-225. Epub 2023 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2023.01.002. PMID: 36948668
Management of Urethral Hemangioma.
Alam R, Rostom M, Cohen AJ
Urology 2022 Feb;160:227. Epub 2021 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.10.027. PMID: 34780843
Single-cell analyses of renal cell cancers reveal insights into tumor microenvironment, cell of origin, and therapy response.
Zhang Y, Narayanan SP, Mannan R, Raskind G, Wang X, Vats P, Su F, Hosseini N, Cao X, Kumar-Sinha C, Ellison SJ, Giordano TJ, Morgan TM, Pitchiaya S, Alva A, Mehra R, Cieslik M, Dhanasekaran SM, Chinnaiyan AM
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021 Jun 15;118(24) doi: 10.1073/pnas.2103240118. PMID: 34099557Free PMC Article
Urinary biomarkers in bladder cancer: A review of the current landscape and future directions.
Ng K, Stenzl A, Sharma A, Vasdev N
Urol Oncol 2021 Jan;39(1):41-51. Epub 2020 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.08.016. PMID: 32919875
Should Small Renal Masses Be Biopsied?
Leão RR, Ahmad AE, Richard PO
Curr Urol Rep 2017 Jan;18(1):7. doi: 10.1007/s11934-017-0653-3. PMID: 28188595

Prognosis

An approach to renal masses in pediatrics.
Malkan AD, Loh A, Bahrami A, Navid F, Coleman J, Green DM, Davidoff AM, Sandoval JA
Pediatrics 2015 Jan;135(1):142-58. Epub 2014 Dec 1 doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-1011. PMID: 25452658
Pediatric urologic oncology.
Grimsby GM, Ritchey ML
Pediatr Clin North Am 2012 Aug;59(4):947-59. Epub 2012 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.05.018. PMID: 22857841
Nephrogenic adenoma.
Amin W, Parwani AV
Pathol Res Pract 2010 Oct 15;206(10):659-62. Epub 2010 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2010.06.001. PMID: 20619548
Pediatric renal tumors.
Shamberger RC
Semin Surg Oncol 1999 Mar;16(2):105-20. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2388(199903)16:2<105::aid-ssu4>3.0.co;2-t. PMID: 9988867
Benign urethral polyps.
Walsh IK, Keane PF, Herron B
Br J Urol 1993 Dec;72(6):937-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1993.tb16302.x. PMID: 8306159

Clinical prediction guides

Single-cell analyses of renal cell cancers reveal insights into tumor microenvironment, cell of origin, and therapy response.
Zhang Y, Narayanan SP, Mannan R, Raskind G, Wang X, Vats P, Su F, Hosseini N, Cao X, Kumar-Sinha C, Ellison SJ, Giordano TJ, Morgan TM, Pitchiaya S, Alva A, Mehra R, Cieslik M, Dhanasekaran SM, Chinnaiyan AM
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021 Jun 15;118(24) doi: 10.1073/pnas.2103240118. PMID: 34099557Free PMC Article
Urinary biomarkers in bladder cancer: A review of the current landscape and future directions.
Ng K, Stenzl A, Sharma A, Vasdev N
Urol Oncol 2021 Jan;39(1):41-51. Epub 2020 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.08.016. PMID: 32919875
Should Small Renal Masses Be Biopsied?
Leão RR, Ahmad AE, Richard PO
Curr Urol Rep 2017 Jan;18(1):7. doi: 10.1007/s11934-017-0653-3. PMID: 28188595
Nephrogenic adenoma.
Amin W, Parwani AV
Pathol Res Pract 2010 Oct 15;206(10):659-62. Epub 2010 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2010.06.001. PMID: 20619548
Incidental renal tumours.
Patard JJ
Curr Opin Urol 2009 Sep;19(5):454-8. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32832f0ccd. PMID: 19571758

Recent systematic reviews

Diagnostic Imaging in the Evaluation of Asymptomatic Microhematuria: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Taylor JI, Souter LH, Barocas DA, Boorjian SA, Raman JD, Lotan Y
J Urol 2023 Jun;209(6):1099-1106. Epub 2023 Mar 8 doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003395. PMID: 36883858
Quality Indicators in the Clinical Specialty of Urology: A Systematic Review.
Koh HJW, Whitelock-Wainwright E, Gasevic D, Rankin D, Romero L, Frydenberg M, Evans S, Talic S
Eur Urol Focus 2023 May;9(3):435-446. Epub 2022 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2022.12.004. PMID: 36577611
Urinary microbiota and prostatic diseases: the key for the lock? A systematic review.
Mjaess G, Karam A, Roumeguère T, Diamand R, Aoun F, McVary K, Moul JW, De Nunzio C, Albisinni S
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2023 Sep;26(3):451-460. Epub 2022 Oct 8 doi: 10.1038/s41391-022-00602-w. PMID: 36209236
Uncovering the role of urinary microbiota in urological tumors: a systematic review of literature.
Karam A, Mjaess G, Albisinni S, El Daccache Y, Farah M, Daou S, Kazzi H, Hassoun R, Bou Kheir G, Aoun F, Roumeguère T
World J Urol 2022 Apr;40(4):951-964. Epub 2022 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s00345-021-03924-x. PMID: 34997296
Diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography for bladder cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Xiong YQ, Tan J, Liu YM, Li YZ, You FF, Zhang MY, Chen Q, Zou K, Sun X
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2019 Sep;27:298-304. Epub 2019 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2019.06.006. PMID: 31185324

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