Urachal tumour: case report of a poorly understood carcinoma
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Urachal tumour: case report of a poorly understood carcinoma
BACKGROUND Urachal carcinoma is an uncommon neoplasm associated with poor prognosis. CASE PRESENTATION A 45-year-old man was admitted with complaints of abdominal pain and pollakisuria. A soft mass was palpable under his navel. TC-scan revealed a 11 x 6 cm tumor, which was composed of a cystic lesion arising from the urachus and a solid mass component at the urinary bladder dome. The tumor wa...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Surgical Oncology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-82