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Adenocarcinoma
Research from A. Gopalan and co-researchers provides new data on adenocarcinoma
June 16th, 2009
"Urachal carcinomas occur mostly in the bladder dome, comprising 22% to 35% of vesical adenocarcinomas, and are generally treated by partial cystectomy with en bloc resection of the median umbilical ligament and umbilicus. Detailed pathologic studies with clinical outcome correlation are few," researchers in the United States report. "We reviewed histologic material and clinical data from 24 cases selected from a database of 67 dome-based tumors diagnosed and treated at our institution from 1984 to 2005. Follow-up information was available for all 24 patients. The mean age at diagnosis was 52 years (range: 26 to 68 y). Fifteen patients were male and 9 were female....
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-16)
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