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Five-Year Survival Rates
(from the National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query system, July, 2002)
Prognosis and survival correlate with cell type: clear cell tumors have the best prognosis.
Prognosis is directly related to stage at diagnosis.
Subsequent bladder cancer after treatment for renal pelvis or ureteral cancer occurs in 30-50% of cases.
| Stage | Survival Rate |
|---|---|
| Stage I | 70% (AUS Stage I) |
| Stage II | 70% (AUS Stage I) |
| Stage III (T3a N0) | 55% (AUS Stage II) |
| Stage III (T3b N0) | 30% (AUS Stage III) |
| Stage IV | 5% (AUS Stage IV) |
| Stage | Survival Rate |
|---|---|
| Localized, low grade, no invasion beyond lamina propria | 100% |
| Localized, grade I-III, without subepithelial invasion | 80% |
| Localized, high grade with infiltration of pelvic wall | 20-30% |
| Regional, extension beyond renal pelvis | 5% |
Survival rates for carcinoma of the ureter are about 10-20% lower than for comparable stages of tumors in the renal pelvis.