Urachal carcinoma

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio , 25 Dec 2012
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Bruno Di Muzio, 9 Sep 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Race changed from Caucasian to .
Body was changed:

Carcinomas of the urachus are extremely rare neoplasms.

The patient underwent surgery that confirmed the diagnosis of urachal adenocarcinoma

  • -<p>Carcinomas of the urachus are extremely rare neoplasms.</p><p>The patient underwent surgery that confirmed the diagnosis of <a href="/articles/adenocarcinoma-of-the-bladder" title="Urachal carcinoma">urachal adenocarcinoma</a>. </p>
  • +<p>Carcinomas of the urachus are extremely rare neoplasms.</p><p>The patient underwent surgery that confirmed the diagnosis of <a href="/articles/adenocarcinoma-of-the-bladder">urachal adenocarcinoma</a>. </p>
Diagnostic Certainty was set to .

Updates to Study Attributes

Caption was added:
CT Pelvis
Findings was added:

Mass located in anterior the wall of the bladder with intravesical extension,  predominantly on juxtavesical portion of the urachus. There is heterogeneous enhancement of the lesion.

Images Changes:

Image CT (C+ portal venous phase) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.
Description was removed:
Mass located in anterior the wall of the bladder with intravesical extension, predominantly on juxtavesical portion of the urachus. There is heterogeneous enhancement of the lesion.

Image CT (non-contrast) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.

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