Successful treatment of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the urachus: report of 2 cases with more than 10-year survival.
Metastatic urachal cancer is often considered lethal. We report 2 cases of metastatic urachal carcinoma successfully treated with surgical excision followed by combinations of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy against local recurrence and/or distant metastases, with a recurrence-free survival period of more than 10 years. These cases provide support for multimodal treatments of metastatic urachal cancer.
Kawakami
S
S
Department of Urology and Reproductive Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan.
Kageyama
Y
Y
Yonese
J
J
Fukui
I
I
Kitahara
S
S
Arai
G
G
Hyouchi
N
N
Suzuki
M
M
Masuda
H
H
Hayashi
T
T
Okuno
T
T
Kihara
K
K
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015653:Cystectomy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014497:Urachus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents