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| Issue : 2 | Page : 258-260 |
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Adenocarcinoma of urachal cyst associated with pseudomyxoma peritonei masquerading as abdominal tuberculosis: A case report and review of literature
Kamran Khalid, Mohammed Sarfraz Ahmed, Muhammad Saleem Malik
Department of General Surgery, Surgical Unit I - Services Hospital, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Correspondence Address:
Kamran Khalid
House No. 321-A, Johar Town, Lahore 53780
Pakistan
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.40626
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A case of 14-year-old girl is reported who presented with features of tuberculous subacute intestinal obstruction. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a urachal cyst associated with pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). Histopathology confirmed a moderately differentiated mucin secreting adenocarcinoma of urachal cyst associated with PMP. The adenocarcinoma of urachal cyst associated with PMP is further reviewed. |
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