International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences

  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Signet ring cell adenocarcinoma in a urachal cyst-a rare case

  • Author:
  • MK KalpanaKumari1,, HK Nagaraj2, Sulata Kamath1, K Rashmi1, Vijaya V Mysorekar1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 468 to 470

1Department of Pathology, M.S.Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bangalore, India

2Department of Urology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bangalore, India

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma arising in anurachal cyst is extremely rare. This paper describes a patient who came with chief complaints of hematuria, was treated with partial cystectomy for urachal cyst, and the pathologic examination revealed urachal adenocarcinoma of signet ring cell type in the urachal cyst.

Keywords

Urachus, adenocarcinoma, signet ring cells