Mixed adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine carcinoma arising in the urachus. A case report and review of the literature.
Primary urachal carcinomas are very rare urological malignancies. In the present article we report an unusual case of a small cell carcinoma with neurendocrine features and adenocarcinoma arising in the urachus, and review the literature. The results of the immunohistochemical studies are presented.
Munichor
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Department of Pathology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Szvalb
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Cohen
H
H
Bitterman
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W
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D014497:Urachus; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology