Unusual CT Findings in Urachus Carcinoma with an Extensive and Atypical Pattern of Metastasis. A Case Report
- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Tumori Journal
- Vol. 91 (3) , 273-275
Abstract
Carcinoma of the urachus is very rare. Usually it has a typical appearance on computed tomography, with calcifications in a midline supravesical mass, but advanced stages of this neoplasm require malignancy evaluation that is not easy to establish. We report a case of a urachal tumor where CT scan did not properly assess the response to chemotherapy, while it did show an uncommon metastatic localization in the laterocervical soft tissues.Keywords
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