title: [Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the urachus and peritoneal pseudomyxoma].
abstract: The adenocarcinoma of the urachus is very rare tumor, with an incidence of 1/5.000.000 inhabitants, represents less than 0.001 of all types of bladder cancer. Peritoneal pseudomixoma is a rare neoplasm characterized by mucinous acites that involvement the peritoneal surface and omentum. Usually is associated with benign o malignant mucinous tumor of the appendix or ovary. In this paper, we present a case of peritoneal pseudomixoma caused by a mucinous adenocarcinoma of the urachus.
authors.affiliation: Servicio De Urología, Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real, Cádiz.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soto Delgado
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pedrero Márquez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Varo Solís
authors.forename: F O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Rubio Cortadellas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez Bernal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González Moreno
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014497:Urachus