Urachal Adenocarcinoma: Incidental Finding at the Time of Surgery for Ruptured Appendicitis

BACKGROUND: The urachus is a vestigial structure between the dome of the bladder and the umbilicus. Tumors may develop from the remnants, most of which are well-differentiated, mucinous adenocarcinomas. Urachal adenocarcinoma is an exceedingly rare type of tumor. METHODS: We present a case of a 51-y...

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Autores principales: Peterson, Richard M., Ollayos, Curtis, Merchant, Deepak
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2006
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17212903

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17212903

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