Silent and formidable foe: neuroendocrine tumours of the gallbladder.
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine
/ diagnosis
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
Cholecystitis, Acute
/ etiology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gallbladder
/ diagnostic imaging
Gallbladder Neoplasms
/ complications
Hospice Care
Humans
Missed Diagnosis
Neoplasm Staging
Peritoneal Neoplasms
/ diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
biliary intervention
endocrine cancer
endocrinology
general surgery
medical management
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 Dec 2020
22 Dec 2020
Historique:
entrez:
29
12
2020
pubmed:
30
12
2020
medline:
23
2
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the gallbladder occur infrequently, with the diagnosis being incidental in most cases. We present a case of an 81-year-old African American woman who initially presented with acute suppurative cholecystitis, found on pathology to have a moderately differentiated infiltrating adenocarcinoma. A partial hepatic resection with periportal lymph node dissection was planned which was subsequently aborted intraoperatively due to the presence of diffuse carcinomatosis. Pathology of the cancerous lesions revealed neuroendocrine carcinoma. Gallbladder neuroendocrine tumours demonstrate no specific clinical features. Given its often late presentation, neuroendocrine tumours of the gallbladder pose a therapeutic and prognostic challenge.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33370977
pii: 13/12/e237063
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237063
pmc: PMC7757469
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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