Small cell carcinoma of gall bladder: An uncommon histologic entity.
metastatic
small cell
tumour markers
Journal
Polski przeglad chirurgiczny
ISSN: 2299-2847
Titre abrégé: Pol Przegl Chir
Pays: Poland
ID NLM: 0376426
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Jul 2020
17 Jul 2020
Historique:
entrez:
6
4
2022
pubmed:
17
7
2020
medline:
17
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
<b>Introduction:</b> Gall bladder (GB) small cell carcinoma (SCC) comprises 0.5% of all gall bladder cancers. It carries a poor prognosis in view of its aggressive nature. <br><b>Case report:</b> We here report a case of small cell carcinoma of GB in a female who presented with obstructive jaundice. Examination revealed a hard lump in the right upper abdomen. Tumour markers showed raised CA 19-9. Staging CECT of the thorax and abdomen reported polypoidal enhancing wall thickening of the gall bladder with multiple metastatic deposits close to the pancreatic head encasing the main portal vein and common bile duct. Histopathology report was suggestive of small cell carcinoma, which was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. Patient was referred to the Oncology Department for palliative chemotherapy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35384863
doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0014.4878
pii: 01.3001.0014.4878
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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