| Literature DB >> 31656427 |
Ahmed Ebrahim1, Nitin Kondapalli2, W Scott Webster3.
Abstract
Urachal carcinoma is a highly uncommon malignancy with an estimated prevalence of 0.01% to 0.02% of all adult cancers. Due to its rarity, no standardized management protocol for urachal cancer has been developed. Surgery is often the main therapeutic measure. A 48-year-old man presented with hematuria for 8 months. Imaging revealed a mass at the bladder dome. Biopsy indicated mixed adenocarcinoma with a small cell component. Radical cystoprostatectomy with ileal urostomy was performed. After surgical resection, he was diagnosed with urachal adenocarcinoma (mixed type). The patient tolerated surgery and was discharged home uneventfully. Follow-up computed tomography at 6 months was negative.Entities:
Keywords: Cystoprostatectomy urachal; urachal carcinoma; urachus cancer
Year: 2019 PMID: 31656427 PMCID: PMC6793955 DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2019.1646592
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) ISSN: 0899-8280