Okpara Robin, Zias Christopher, Kondoor Vishaal, Rodenko George
Radiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, USA.
Radiology, Medical Center Hospital, Odessa, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Sep 9;16(9):e69026. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69026. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Urachal adenocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive bladder cancer involving the urachus, an embryological fibrous remnant of the allantois extending from the bladder to the umbilicus. Usually discovered in the advanced stages, this cancer can commonly present with a poor prognosis. We report a case of a 34-year-old male patient with an unremarkable medical history who presented to the emergency department with severe, sudden onset, sharp abdominal pain. Follow-up imaging revealed a tubular structure with mildly thickened and enhancing margins emanating from the anterior wall of the urinary bladder toward the umbilicus with peritoneal dystrophic small calcifications. These findings were susceptive to this rare tumor, and subsequent biopsy was indicative of a urachal mucinous adenocarcinoma.
脐尿管腺癌是一种罕见且侵袭性强的膀胱癌,累及脐尿管,脐尿管是从膀胱延伸至脐部的尿囊的胚胎纤维残余物。这种癌症通常在晚期才被发现,预后通常较差。我们报告一例34岁男性患者,其既往病史无特殊,因突发剧烈锐痛就诊于急诊科。后续影像学检查显示,从膀胱前壁向脐部延伸的管状结构,边缘轻度增厚且强化,伴有腹膜营养不良性小钙化。这些表现提示为这种罕见肿瘤,随后的活检结果显示为脐尿管黏液腺癌。