Appendiceal adenocarcinoma presenting as a bladder tumor

Authors

Briana Goddard, George Washington University Hospital, 900 23rd St NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Ezra Baraban, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
Darcy Wolfman, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
Jacqueline Birkness-Gartman, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
Armine Smith, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

11-1-2022

Journal

Urology case reports

Volume

45

DOI

10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102256

Abstract

We present a case of an appendiceal adenocarcinoma that invaded the urinary bladder, which was preoperatively mistaken for urachal adenocarcinoma. The patient underwent open removal of the umbilicus, urachus, partial cystectomy and bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection. Intraoperatively the tumor was noted to involve the appendix, and so an appendectomy was also performed. The pathology showed an appendiceal adenocarcinoma invading the bladder wall. Urologists must have a high degree of suspicion for spread from a gastrointestinal primary when adenocarcinoma is found within the urinary bladder.

APA Citation

Goddard, Briana; Baraban, Ezra; Wolfman, Darcy; Birkness-Gartman, Jacqueline; and Smith, Armine, "Appendiceal adenocarcinoma presenting as a bladder tumor" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 1803.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/1803

Department

School of Medicine and Health Sciences Resident Works