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A 21-year-old woman, previously operated for an acute abdomen from an infected urachal cyst, developed an urachal carcinoma. The importance of systematically and completely exciding urachal cysts is stressed by clinical considerations of the uncommon neoplasm that is associated with a poor prognosis.
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PMID:Urachal adenocarcinoma. A case report. 799 Dec 12

A 21-year-old man, who had been treated for congenital dilatation of the bile duct 13 years previously, presented with an acute abdomen. The physical examination suggested peritonitis, and an emergent laparotomy was performed. A perforation was foundin the jejunum approximately 100 cm distal to the ligament of Treitz, followed by resection of a 60-cm jejunal segment. No tumorous lesions were found during the operation, and the resected jejunal segment showed only focal myxomatous thickening of the serosa. Despite intensive therapy, he died of uncontrollable septic shock 2 days after the operation. Unexpectedly, however, histological examination revealed a liposarcoma, showing an unclassifiable histology. From the distribution of the lesion and the histological findings, it is thought that a primary lesion was somewhere else, covered by severe adhesions due to the previous operation, and that the tumor cells spreading from it could have caused the jejunal perforation through vascular involvement. Although extremely rare, liposarcomas in the abdomen can cause intestinal perforation. It is important for both clinicians andpathologists to carefully investigate the cause of an unusual clinical presentation such as intestinal perforation.
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PMID:A case of liposarcoma with peritonitis due to jejunal perforation. 1852 66

Case 1) A 21-year-old Thai woman, and Case 2) a 22-year-old Indonesian woman, were each given a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Immediately after starting medication, peritonitis symptoms appeared. Colonoscopies detected multiple rings and zonal ulcers. Abdominal tuberculosis was diagnosed, and anti-tubercular therapy was effective. Case 3) A 23-year-old man was given a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. The day after starting anti-tubercular therapy, he complained of abdominal pain that increased with muscular defense. He was given a diagnosis of perforation of the digestive tract, underwent emergency surgery, and recovered. Pathological examinations revealed granuloma with caseous necrosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Physicians should be aware that tuberculosis can be a potential source of acute abdomen in young adults who do not take proper care of their health.
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PMID:[Three cases of serious abdominal tuberculosis associated with pulmonary tuberculosis]. 2005 85