A rare case of recurrent urachal adenocarcinoma of the bladder

Sullivan, J.F.; Fanning, D.M.; Cheema, I.; Creagh, T.; Sullivan, J.F; Fanning, D.M; Cheema, I; Creagh, T

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A rare case of recurrent urachal adenocarcinoma of the bladder

Sullivan, J.F.; Fanning, D.M.; Cheema, I.; Creagh, T.

Irish Medical Journal 106(5): 147-148

2013

ISSN/ISBN: 0332-3102

PMID: 23914577

Document Number: 664123

Urachal carcinoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy accounting for less than 1% of bladder neoplasms. These tumours are usually adenocarcinomas and occur at the dome or anterior wall of the bladder. They often escape early clinical detection, growing for prolonged periods prior to diagnosis, resulting in local invasion and systemic spread before therapeutic intervention is initiated. We present the case of a recurrent urachal carcinoma in a young female.