Squamous cell carcinoma of the urachus producing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.
Urachal carcinoma is a rare cancer. This is the first report of a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the urachus producing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. The patient underwent partial cystectomy with urachal remnant resection and pelvic lymphadenectomy. No evidence of tumor recurrence or metastasis was found at 17 months after surgery.
Kuramoto
Tomomi
T
Department of Urology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan. kurapon@wakayama-med.ac.jp
Kikkawa
Kazuro
K
Nishihata
Masaya
M
Matsumura
Nagahide
N
Kohjimoto
Yasuo
Y
Inagaki
Takeshi
T
Uekado
Yasunari
Y
Hara
Isao
I
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014497:Urachus
D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor