# The Management of a Case With Mucin-Producing Adenocarcinoma Originating From the Urachus

**Authors:** Panagiotis Angelopoulos, Sotirios Kapsalos- Dedes, Ioannis Manolitsis, Stamatios Katsimperis, Themistoklis Bellos, Ioannis Kyriazis, Panagiotis Neofytou, Lazaros Tzelves, Marinos Berdempes, Andreas Skolarikos

PMC · DOI: 10.7759/cureus.52376 · Cureus · 2024-01-16

## TL;DR

This paper presents a rare case of urachal cancer successfully treated with surgery, resulting in long-term remission.

## Contribution

The novelty lies in reporting a successful outcome in a rare and aggressive urachal cancer case with mucin-producing adenocarcinoma.

## Key findings

- A 50-year-old female with urachal mucin-producing adenocarcinoma underwent partial cystectomy.
- The patient remained disease-free for 30 months post-treatment.

## Abstract

Urachal cancer is a rare and aggressive type of cancer, frequently characterized by a lack of prominent symptoms. We herein report a case of a 50-year-old female with mucin-producing adenocarcinoma originating from the urachus who underwent partial cystectomy and the patient remains disease-free for 30 months after treatment.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** cancer (MESH:D009369), Urachal cancer (MESH:C536475), Mucin-Producing Adenocarcinoma (MESH:D002288)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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