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OBJECTIVE: The Adenocarcinoma of the Urachus is very rare tumor, with an incidence of 1/5,000,000 inhabitants, represents less than 0.001 of all types of bladder cancer. CASE REPORT: A 51 year old man with a chronic history of suprapubic pain and hematuria. Physical examination and excretory urography were normal. The cystoscopy demonstrated a oedematosa area in cupola of bladder wall. The transuretral biopsy was moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, with positive antibody to CK7 and CK20, the carcinoembryonic antigen was 6.6 ng/ml. Extended partial cystectomy was done, followed for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: The treatment of adenocarcinoma of the urachus with a combination of extended partial cystectomy, chemotherapy and radiation, is a effective treatment.
OBJECTIVE: We assess the value of the percent of cancer in needle cores of sextant biopsy for predicting the risk of extraprostatic extension at radical retropublic prostatectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We reviewed prostate needle biopsy findings in 97 patients with prostate cancer T1c-T2, who subsequently underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy. In each needle biopsy were assessed, number of cores positive, percent of cores positive, percent cancer in all cores, Gleason score, intraepithelial neoplasia, perineural invasion and vascular invasion. Initial PSA and preoperative clinical stage were incorporated with biopsy results into a univariate and multivariate model to determine the parameters most predictive of pathological stage. RESULTS: Of the 97 patients, 72 (74%) had organ confined cancer and 25 (26%) had extraprostatic extension. The average of cores positive for organ confined cancer was 4.2 (median 4) vs. 6.9 (median 6) for extraprostatic extension (p = 0.001), the percent of cores positive for organ confined cancer was 34.9% (median 28) vs. 53.8% (median 46) for extraprostatic extension (p = 0.013). The average of cancer in all cores in organ confined cancer was 13.6% (median 6) vs. 30.5% (median 30) for extraprostatic extension (p = 0.002). The mean Gleason score in needle cores was 5.9 (median 6) in organ confined cancer vs. 6.6 (median 7) in extraprostatic extension (p = 0.007). The average of intraepithelial neoplasia in needle cores was 3 (4%) in organ confined cancer vs. 1 (4%) in extraprostatic extension (p = 0.972). The perineural invasion of needle cores was 6 (8.3%) in confined cancer vs. 4 (16%) in extraprostatic extension (p = 0.355). Univariate analysis demonstrated that the risk of extraprostatic extension is predicted by the number of cores positive (p = 0.003), the percent of cores positive (p = 0.006), the percent of cancer in all cores (p = 0.001), the Gleason score (p = 0.002), the clinical stage (p = 0.019) and initial PSA (p = 0.032). Extraprostatic extension is not predicted by the intraepithelial neoplasia (p = 0.971), vascular invasion and perineural invasion (p = 0.285). Multivariate analysis showed that the percent of cancer in all cores is the strongest predictor of extraprostatic extension (p = 0.035). With a percent of cancer less than 3% in the biopsy specimen, the risk of extraprostatic extension is 11.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The amount of cancer on preoperative needle sextant biopsy is the strongest predictor of prostate stage, but it is slightly practical at the moment of admitting or to reject a patient for radical prostatectomy.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of the radiotherapy to prostatic bed in patients with biochemical recurrence for prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We analyse the results of 292 patients underwent radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer T1-T2 between January 1992 and June 2003, with an average folow-up of 36 months (range 6 months to 12 years). We detect biochemical recurrence (PSA >0.20 ng/ml) in 75 (26%) patients. Of 75 patients with biochemical recurrence, 9 (12%) was diagnosed of local recurrence by the following criteria: a) The first PSA obtained 6 weeks after radical prostatectomy <0.20 ng/ml. b) The time to biochemical recurrence >6 months. c) The prostate specific antigen doubling time >6 months. d) The prostate specific antigen velocity after radical prostatectomy <0.75 ng/ml/year. e) The prostate specific antigen level after radical prostatectomy <2.5 ng/ml. The 9 patients diagnosed of local recurrence received an average dose of 56.42 Gy in the prostate bed. RESULTS: Of all 9 patients with local recurrence, 7 (77.7%) has complete response with an average time of follow-up of 25 months (6-30 months). The time between the radiotherapy and the response, in patients with complete response, was lower than 3 months. Were not observed significant adverse effects associated to radiotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: The salvage radiotherapy may be beneficial in select patients with local recurrence. The characteristics of prostate specific antigen elevation are useful in distinguishing men with local recurrence from those with distant metastases.