Urachal adenocarcinoma
Dakir, M.; Dahami, Z.; Sarf, I.; Tahri, A.; Elmrini, M.; Benjelloun, S.
Progres en Urologie Journal de l'Association Francaise d'Urologie et de la Societe Francaise d'Urologie 11(4): 690-694
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1166-7087 PMID: 11761694 Document Number: 533761
Cancer of the urachus is very unusual. The lesion is a mucosecretory adenocarcinoma. The diagnosis is usually established late, and has a serious prognosis because of a long clinical latency. We report a case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the urachus revealed by hematuria. A review of the literature allows us to demonstrate the rarity of this tumour and to demonstrate its various clinical, histological, radiological and therapeutical aspects.