title: Primary umbilical adenocarcinoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Primary adenocarcinoma arising at the umbilicus is a very rare condition. The umbilicus has been found to show a wide variety of tumors and is predisposed to metastases from visceral tumors because of its relationships and generous vascular and embryologic connections. Herein, we describe a case of a primary umbilical adenocarcinoma with short time survival related to local recurrence and multiple hepatic metastases 6 months after her surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Olcay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alver
authors.forename: Yeliz E
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Ersoy
authors.forename: Gulen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dogusoy
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erguney
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology*