title: Adenocarcinoma of the urachus.
abstract: During the past 5 years, three patients with adenocarcinoma of the urachus were treated at our hospital. Abdominal ultrasonography helped clinch the diagnosis in all cases. All patients underwent surgical excision of the neoplasm with partial cystectomy. The clinical, radiological, and histological findings, as well as the pathogenesis of this rare neoplasm are discussed along with the surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Surgery, Cancer Institute (WIA), Madras, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Chandrasekhar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prahlad
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Balasubramanian
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Mallikarjuna
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015653:Cystectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014497:Urachus; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery