Urachal mucinous adenocarcinoma in the pelvic wall mimicking endometriosis

Urachal mucinous adenocarcinoma in the pelvic wall mimicking endometriosis

We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who complained of a painful palpable mass. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an ill-defined mass approximately 8 cm in diameter with internal microcytic components. The mass diffusely involved the subcutaneous tissues, the muscles of the pelvic wall, and u...

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Main Authors: Tsukasa Saida, MD, Sari Nakao, MD, Yumiko Oishi Tanaka, MD, Yoko Yano, MD, Toyomi Satoh, MD, Manabu Minami, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318301948
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Summary:We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who complained of a painful palpable mass. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an ill-defined mass approximately 8 cm in diameter with internal microcytic components. The mass diffusely involved the subcutaneous tissues, the muscles of the pelvic wall, and urinary bladder via a postoperative scar and resembled endometriosis. The histopathologic diagnosis was mucinous adenocarcinoma arisen from the urachal remnant. This is a very rare case of urachal adenocarcinoma arising mainly in the pelvic wall and mimicking endometriosis on MRI. Keywords: Endometriosis, Scar, Magnetic resonance, Tumor, Urachus
ISSN:1930-0433

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