A Case of Urachal Adenocarcinoma of the Urinary Bladder.
- Author:
Gil Ho LEE
1
;
Myung Kook SHIN
;
Duck Ki YOON
;
Sung Kun KOH
;
In Sun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology and *Pathology, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
urachal adenocarcinoma;
bladder;
partial cystectomy
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma*;
Cystectomy;
Korea;
Prognosis;
Umbilicus;
Urachus;
Urinary Bladder*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1987;28(2):313-316
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Urachal cancer was described first in 1863 by Hue and Jacquin. Since then no more than 160 cases have been reported in the literature. In Korea only 3 cases have been reported Like this, urachal carcinoma is an uncommon neoplasm associated with a poor prognosis, partly because the location of the tumor favors a long silent course before detection that belies its aggressive nature. Recently we experienced a case of urachal adenocarcinoma which was treated successfully with partial cystectomy and en block excision of urachus including umbilicus and reviewed literature briefly.
