A Case of Undifferentiated Carcinoma of the Gallbladder

• OGO Yasumasa

  Department of Surgery 1, Shimane Medical University

• YANO Seiji

  Department of Surgery 1, Shimane Medical University

• TSUJI Munechika

  Department of Surgery 1, Shimane Medical University

• YAMASAWA Kunihiro

  Department of Surgery 1, Shimane Medical University

• KOIKE Makoto

  Department of Surgery 1, Shimane Medical University

• OMORI Hiroshi

  Department of Surgery 1, Shimane Medical University

• ITAKURA Masayuki

  Department of Surgery 1, Shimane Medical University

• NIO Yoshinori

  Department of Surgery 1, Shimane Medical University

• HIGAMI Tetsuya

  Department of Surgery 1, Shimane Medical University

• SUYAMA Asuka

  Department of Pathology, Shimane Medical University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 胆嚢未分化癌の1切除例

Abstract

A 79-year-old woman admittd for a gallbladder tumor discovered on ultrasonography at another clinic was found in abdominal computed tonography to have a tumor with a heterogenous pattern with contrast effect and a swollen lymph node near the lesion. Abdominal angiography showed tumor staining. Under a preoperative diagnosis of advanced gallbladder neoplasm with regional node metastasis, cholecystectomy, lymphnodes dissection, and microwave coagulation of the liver bed were conducted. Histologically, tumor cells were compatible for small cell carcinoma but immunohistological analysis showed a diagnosis of undifferentiated carcinoma. Undifferentiated carcinoma of the gallbladder is rare, and many cases involve highly advanced cancer and poor prognosis. In undifferentiated carcinoma, diagnosis and resection in its early stage and additional therapy such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy are essential.

Journal

• The Japanese journal of gastroenterological surgery

  The Japanese journal of gastroenterological surgery 35 (6), 636-640, 2002-06-01

  The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery

Keywords

• undifferentiated carcinoma of the gallbladder
• surgery
• radiotherapy

Details

• CRID: 1570854176930328192
• NII Article ID: 110001344244
• NII Book ID: AN00192066
• ISSN: 03869768
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2002251679
• Text Lang: ja
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