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urothelial carcinoma (\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UTUC<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            ) in patients with\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">L<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            ynch\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            yndrome (\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LS<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            ), as defined by a documented germline mutation in the\n                            <jats:italic>\n                              <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MSH<\/jats:styled-content>\n                              \u20102\n                            <\/jats:italic>\n                            gene.\n                          <\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>\n                            To increase awareness among urologists about\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UTUC<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            in this unique patient population and refer to genetic counselling when appropriate.\n                          <\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <\/jats:list>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patients and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>\n                            Demographic, clinical and pathological data on 13 consecutive patients with\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UTUC<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            and documented\n                            <jats:italic>\n                              <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MSH<\/jats:styled-content>\n                              \u20102\n                            <\/jats:italic>\n                            mutation comprising 15 involved renal units were retrospectively collected.\n                          <\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>\n                            Ureteroscopic evaluations involved biopsy and laser treatment with combination holmium\/neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet (\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">YAG<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            ) lasers.\n                          <\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>\n                            Tumours were graded from 1 to 3 according to the 1973\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">W<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            orld\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">H<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            ealth\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">O<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            rganisation classification by a single pathologist evaluating cell block preparations.\n                          <\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <\/jats:list>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>\n                            The mean patient age at initial presentation was 56.5 years, with six of 13 patients having metachronous bilateral\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UT<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            disease.\n                          <\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>The mean follow\u2010up was 59 months with a mean number of surveillances of 12.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>Of 15 affected renal units, 10\/15 (67%) of initial tumours involved the ureter with mean lesion size of 17.5\u2009mm, while five of 15 (33%) involved the intrarenal collecting system with mean lesion size of 25\u2009mm.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>Ureteroscopy cleared 13\/15 (87%) lesions and four of those 13 (31%) needed staged procedures. Renal preservation rate was 14\/15 (93%) with one nephroureterectomy and one segmental ureterectomy performed.<\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>\n                            One patient developed metastatic\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UTUC<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            after 40 months surveillance. No patient presented with bladder tumours but seven of the 13 (54%) developed them within 10 months of the initial ureteroscopy.\n                          <\/jats:p>\n                        <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <\/jats:list>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                        <jats:list-item>\n                          <jats:p>\n                            Patients with\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LS<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            who develop\n                            <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UTUC<\/jats:styled-content>\n                            present at younger ages and appear to be more likely to have bilateral\n                            <jats:styled-content 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