title: [A case of urachal carcinoma with transverse colon fistula].
abstract: A 61-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of abdominal pain. Computed tomography showed an abscess in the anterior abdominal wall and an intraabdominal tumor. Biopsy from bladder dome presented adenocarcinoma. We diagnosed the tumor as urachal carcinoma and operation was performed. The resected specimen showed transverse fistula. In Japan, there is no report of urachal carcinoma with fistula to digestive duct. We think it is a cause of strong infiltration of the carcinoma. Curative resection for urachal carcinoma with fistula can lead to a better prognosis, in spite of its invasive character.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokita
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koseki
authors.forename: Yasuhito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwao
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Sachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitayama
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takazawa
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsujii
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D044684:Colon, Transverse; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014497:Urachus