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Urachal abscess mimicking malignant tumor: can imaging tell them apart?
The urachus is an embryonic remnant that usually involutes before birth. Abnormal persistence of this structure can lead to infectious or neoplastic complications later in life. We report a case of an 84-year-old man that presented with a urachal complex mass which, after proper investigation, revea...
Autores principales: | Ninitas, Pedro, Anselmo, Mónica Palma, Silva, Artur Costa e, Ferreira, Ana Isabel S, Santos, José Fonseca |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6589978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31258932 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2058460119852923 |
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