Urachal Xanthogranulomatous Inflammation

We report a rare case of urachal xanthogranulomatous inflammation, which presented as voiding frequency in a 67-year-old female patient. Abdominal computed tomography showed a mass above the bladder extending to the umbilicus. The patient received partial cystectomy with urachal excision, which show...

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Published in:Urological science 2010-12, Vol.21 (4), p.187-188
Main Authors: Tseng, Shu-Fen, Yang, Wen-Chou, Sung, Ming-Tse
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
inflammation
urachus
xanthogranulomatous
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Summary:We report a rare case of urachal xanthogranulomatous inflammation, which presented as voiding frequency in a 67-year-old female patient. Abdominal computed tomography showed a mass above the bladder extending to the umbilicus. The patient received partial cystectomy with urachal excision, which showed a good outcome without tumor recurrence during 3 months of follow-up. There have only been a few reported cases of urachal xanthogranulomatous inflammation in the literature, of difficulties in the preoperative differential diagnosis from urachal carcinoma.
ISSN:1879-5226
DOI:10.1016/S1879-5226(10)60042-5