[Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the Urachus: A Case Report]

Aktuelle Urol. 2016 Apr;47(2):141-3. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-107847. Epub 2016 Feb 24.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Urachal carcinoma is a rare form of cancer. It often is diagnosed incidentally, like in our case report, because its cardinal symptom also occurs in a number of other urological diseases. We report the case of a 26-year-old man with a mucinous adenocarcinoma of the urachus. The carcinoma was removed via partial cystectomy with umbilical tumour excision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / surgery*
  • Adenoma, Villous / diagnosis*
  • Adenoma, Villous / pathology
  • Adenoma, Villous / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Cystectomy
  • Cystoscopy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Urachus / pathology
  • Urachus / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery*

Supplementary concepts

  • Urachal cancer