A Rare Cause of Urachal Adenocarcinoma : Urachal Diverticle

Urachus is the remnant of the embryologic allantois and the fetal bladder, extending form the bladder roof to the umbilicus. It degenerates in the prenatal period into a tissue band known as the median umbilical ligament. Incomplete degeneration may lead to urachal diverticle development. It is diff...

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Published inCase reports in urology Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Çiçek, Tufan, Gönülalan, Umut, Çoban, Gökçen, Erinanç, Hilal, Koşan, Murat
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2013
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
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Summary:Urachus is the remnant of the embryologic allantois and the fetal bladder, extending form the bladder roof to the umbilicus. It degenerates in the prenatal period into a tissue band known as the median umbilical ligament. Incomplete degeneration may lead to urachal diverticle development. It is difficult to diagnose unless it is considered in differential diagnosis and imaging modalities are employed. This paper describes a patient treated with partial cystectomy for urachal diverticle, and the pathologic examination revealed urachal adenocarcinoma.
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Academic Editors: A. Goel, A. Greenstein, and J. Park
ISSN:2090-696X
2090-6978
DOI:10.1155/2013/571395