Urachal Tumor: A Case Report of an Extremely Rare Carcinoma
The urachus is a tubular structure that connects the bladder to the allantois in the embryonic development, involuting after the third trimester. The urachus carcinoma is an extremely rare tumor that accounts for <1% of all bladder cancers. We report a case of a 46-year-old woman, with no past me...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2017-01-01
|
| Series: | Case Reports in Pathology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1942595 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832564974808989696 |
|---|---|
| author | José Palla Garcia Rita Sampaio Carlos Peixoto |
| author_facet | José Palla Garcia Rita Sampaio Carlos Peixoto |
| author_sort | José Palla Garcia |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The urachus is a tubular structure that connects the bladder to the allantois in the embryonic development, involuting after the third trimester. The urachus carcinoma is an extremely rare tumor that accounts for <1% of all bladder cancers. We report a case of a 46-year-old woman, with no past medical history, complaining of hematuria with 6-month duration and a physical exam and an abdominal computed topographic scan revealing an exophytic mass of 6.8 cm longer axis that grew depending on the anterior bladder wall, invading the anterior abdominal wall. Cystoscopy detected mucosal erosion. The biopsy showed structures of adenocarcinoma of enteric type. The surgical specimen showed urachus adenocarcinoma of enteric type with stage IVA in the Sheldon system and stage III in the Mayo system. This case has a 3-year follow-up without disease recurrence. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-8947326a90fe425eb58d9bb68361e0de |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2090-6781 2090-679X |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2017-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Case Reports in Pathology |
| spelling | doaj-art-8947326a90fe425eb58d9bb68361e0de2025-02-03T01:09:44ZengWileyCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2017-01-01201710.1155/2017/19425951942595Urachal Tumor: A Case Report of an Extremely Rare CarcinomaJosé Palla Garcia0Rita Sampaio1Carlos Peixoto2Department of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy Service, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Largo Professor Abel Salazar, 4099-003 Porto, PortugalDepartment of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy Service, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Largo Professor Abel Salazar, 4099-003 Porto, PortugalDepartment of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy Service, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Largo Professor Abel Salazar, 4099-003 Porto, PortugalThe urachus is a tubular structure that connects the bladder to the allantois in the embryonic development, involuting after the third trimester. The urachus carcinoma is an extremely rare tumor that accounts for <1% of all bladder cancers. We report a case of a 46-year-old woman, with no past medical history, complaining of hematuria with 6-month duration and a physical exam and an abdominal computed topographic scan revealing an exophytic mass of 6.8 cm longer axis that grew depending on the anterior bladder wall, invading the anterior abdominal wall. Cystoscopy detected mucosal erosion. The biopsy showed structures of adenocarcinoma of enteric type. The surgical specimen showed urachus adenocarcinoma of enteric type with stage IVA in the Sheldon system and stage III in the Mayo system. This case has a 3-year follow-up without disease recurrence.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1942595 |
| spellingShingle | José Palla Garcia Rita Sampaio Carlos Peixoto Urachal Tumor: A Case Report of an Extremely Rare Carcinoma Case Reports in Pathology |
| title | Urachal Tumor: A Case Report of an Extremely Rare Carcinoma |
| title_full | Urachal Tumor: A Case Report of an Extremely Rare Carcinoma |
| title_fullStr | Urachal Tumor: A Case Report of an Extremely Rare Carcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urachal Tumor: A Case Report of an Extremely Rare Carcinoma |
| title_short | Urachal Tumor: A Case Report of an Extremely Rare Carcinoma |
| title_sort | urachal tumor a case report of an extremely rare carcinoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1942595 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT josepallagarcia urachaltumoracasereportofanextremelyrarecarcinoma AT ritasampaio urachaltumoracasereportofanextremelyrarecarcinoma AT carlospeixoto urachaltumoracasereportofanextremelyrarecarcinoma |