An unusual case of cancer of the urachal remnant following repair of bladder exstrophy.
BACKGROUND
We report the first case of cancer of the urachal remnant following repair of bladder exstrophy, in a renal transplant recipient.


METHODS
A retrospective review of this clinical case and the associated literature were performed.


CONCLUSIONS
This unusual case highlights two very rare entities. Bladder exstrophy has an incidence of 1 in 50,000 newborns, whereas urachal cancer accounts for less than 1% of all bladder tumours.
Fanning
D M
DM
Department of Urology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland. deirdre.fanning@ucd.ie
Sabah
M
M
Conlon
P J
PJ
Mellotte
G J
GJ
Donovan
M G
MG
Little
D M
DM
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000601:surgery; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy