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Bladder urachal carcinoma

MedGen UID:
419015
•Concept ID:
C2931202
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Urachal cancer; Urachal carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003715

Definition

A rare variant of carcinoma of the urachal remnant of bladder. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Current Understanding of Urachal Adenocarcinoma and Management Strategy.
Claps M, Stellato M, Zattarin E, Mennitto A, Sepe P, Guadalupi V, Mennitto R, de Braud FGM, Verzoni E, Procopio G
Curr Oncol Rep 2020 Jan 27;22(1):9. doi: 10.1007/s11912-020-0878-z. PMID: 31989430
Urachal carcinoma: clinicopathological features, treatment and outcome.
Kumar N, Khosla D, Kumar R, Mandal AK, Saikia UN, Kapoor R, Singh SK, Sharma SC
J Cancer Res Ther 2014 Jul-Sep;10(3):571-4. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.137955. PMID: 25313741
Options for diagnosis and treatment of urachal carcinoma.
Zhang J, Wu J
Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2013 Jun;9(2):117-22. Epub 2012 Oct 9 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2012.01592.x. PMID: 23046343

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A rare case of adenocarcinoma of the urachus.
Witeska A, Dutkiewicz S
Int Urol Nephrol 1994;26(3):323-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02768216. PMID: 7960543

Diagnosis

Urachal adenocarcinoma: A case report and review of the literature.
Gural Z, Yücel S, Oskeroğlu S, Ağaoğlu F
J Cancer Res Ther 2022 Jan-Mar;18(1):291-293. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_28_20. PMID: 35381804
A rare case of adenocarcinoma of the urachus.
Witeska A, Dutkiewicz S
Int Urol Nephrol 1994;26(3):323-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02768216. PMID: 7960543

Prognosis

A rare case of adenocarcinoma of the urachus.
Witeska A, Dutkiewicz S
Int Urol Nephrol 1994;26(3):323-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02768216. PMID: 7960543

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