A rare tumor of the gallbladder: Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gallbladder is a rare, aggressive malignancy that does not yet have a standard treatment protocol. In this case report, we aimed to share our experience about a 74-year-old male patient presented to our clinic with the complaint of episodic abdominal pain a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KARE Publishing
2020-12-01
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| Series: | İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri |
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| Online Access: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=nci&un=NCI-26214 |
| Summary: | Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gallbladder is a rare, aggressive malignancy that does not yet have a standard treatment protocol. In this case report, we aimed to share our experience about a 74-year-old male patient presented to our clinic with the complaint of episodic abdominal pain and underwent cholecystectomy under elective conditions due to a polyp with a diameter of 4 cm visualized in the gallbladder on ultrasound and diagnosed with neuroendocrine carcinoma as a result of histopathological examination. |
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| ISSN: | 2148-4902 |