title: Successful treatment of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the urachus: report of 2 cases with more than 10-year survival.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Reproductive Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yonese
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitahara
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hyouchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kihara
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents