Characteristics of Upper Urothelial Carcinoma in an Area of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy in South Serbia. A fifty-year Retrospective Study

Abstract

An increased number of transitional cell carcinoma in endemic settlements was observed, markedly decreasing in the last decade. An increasing age and a shorter survival were recorded in patients both from Balkan endemic nephropathy and control settlements. Sporadic cases upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma in settlements adjacent to endemic settlements were demonstrated.