Clinical investigation of 7 cases of urachal carcinoma
IIzawa, H.; Shuin, T.; Moriyama, M.; Kinoshita, Y.; Kubota, Y.; Hosaka, M.
Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica 35(6): 975-979
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0018-1994 PMID: 2552779 Document Number: 327240
Seven cases of urachal carcinoma experienced in Yokohoma City University in these 10 years are presented herein. The high incidence of local recurrence of this disease and the results of the treatments in the previously reported cases were reviewed. From these experiments, extensive radical surgery including total cystectomy, en bloc removal of entire urachus, pelvic lymphadenectomy, and adjuvant chemotherapy and or radiation are recommended for the treatment of urachal carcinoma.