An Unusual Long-Term Survey of a Patient with Widespread Malignant Urachal Tumor, Not Given Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy
Joint Authors
Ormeci, Tugrul
Kiremit, Murat Can
Erkurt, Bulent
Örmeci, Aslı
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The urachus establishes a connection between the dome of the bladder and the umbilicus throughout fetal life.
If the urachus does not close completely, malignancy is a potential complication.
The primary treatment for malignant urachal tumor is surgical excision.
A 61-year-old male patient diagnosed with urachal carcinoma had undergone partial cystectomy 25 years previously.
Twenty years later, local recurrence was treated with another partial cystectomy without umbilical remnant excision.
Recurrence at the umbilical site was excised 2 years later, but intraperitoneal invasion had occurred, and the patient underwent a total colectomy at that time.
Local disease and disseminated metastases in the thorax and intra- and extraperitoneal areas were noted upon admission to our hospital.
Urachal carcinomas are usually aggressive tumors, and surgical treatment should include partial or radical cystectomy and excision of the urachus and umbilicus, to prevent local recurrence and distant metastasis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ormeci, Tugrul& Kiremit, Murat Can& Erkurt, Bulent& Örmeci, Aslı. 2015. An Unusual Long-Term Survey of a Patient with Widespread Malignant Urachal Tumor, Not Given Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy. Case Reports in Radiology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059901
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ormeci, Tugrul…[et al.]. An Unusual Long-Term Survey of a Patient with Widespread Malignant Urachal Tumor, Not Given Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy. Case Reports in Radiology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059901
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ormeci, Tugrul& Kiremit, Murat Can& Erkurt, Bulent& Örmeci, Aslı. An Unusual Long-Term Survey of a Patient with Widespread Malignant Urachal Tumor, Not Given Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy. Case Reports in Radiology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059901
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059901