The image of urachus adenocarcinoma on Doppler ultrasonography

Eur J Radiol. 2002 Oct;44(1):48-51. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(01)00389-8.

Abstract

Malignant urachal lesions are exceedingly rare and occur predominantly in adult life. In this case report, an adult patient with urachal carcinoma is presented with abdominal plain film, intravenous urography, gray-scale ultrasonography (US), Doppler US, and computed tomography (CT). Doppler US successfully showed the neovascularity with low resistive index value in the urachus tumor. We believe that Doppler US examination is helpful in the differential diagnosis of urachal carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Urachus*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery