[Clinicopathologic analysis of 5 cases of urachal adenocarcinoma.]
Mikel Aizcorbe Gómez1, Garazi Gutiérrez Zurimendi1, Antonio Arruza Echevarría1
1Servicio de Urología. Hospital Universitario de Cruces. Barakaldo. Vizcaya. España.
Objectives:
To summarize the long-term results of patients with urachal carcinoma treated in our center.
Clinical Cases:
The mean age at diagnosis was 48 years. The tumor stage according to Sheldon´s staging was IIB in two, IVA in one and IVB in two cases. Two of the patients underwent radical cystectomy and three underwent a partial one. All of them were urachal carcinomas, three were mucinous, one enteric and the fifth unspecified. All the patients received chemotherapy treatment. The mean follow-up time was 32 months, until death caused by the disease in all five cases.
Conclusions:
Despite recent reviews, treatment remains a medical challenge. The importance of surgery is clear, but it is necessary to continue investigate different added treatments.
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