Gallbladder Carcinoma Masquerading as Calculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Case Report
The incidence of Gallbladder carcinomas are very rare and may go undetected in radiology. Gallbladder carcinomas account for 1.2% of cancers globally. Gallbladder is the commonest site of cancers of biliary tract and most are adenocarcinomas arising from secretory cells. Most patients are females in...
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| description | The incidence of Gallbladder carcinomas are very rare and may go undetected in radiology. Gallbladder carcinomas account for 1.2% of cancers globally. Gallbladder is the commonest site of cancers of biliary tract and most are adenocarcinomas arising from secretory cells. Most patients are females in their fourth and fifth decades, presenting with vague symptoms like pain and discomfort in locally advanced disease. Most are diagnosed in cholecystectomies done for calculi, polyp or cholecystitis. Biliary type of adenocarcinoma is the most common histologic subtype reported in the literature. The signet ring cell carcinoma of gallbladder is an uncommon subtype with very few reported cases in the past. Here authors report a case of signet ring cell carcinoma of gallbladder in a 42-year-old female patient who presented with dull aching pain in right hypochondrium for six months. Ultrasound and Computed Tomography (CT) revealed calculous cholecystitis with pericholecystic fluid collection. But the final histopathology revealed an unusual variant of gallbladder carcinoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6832e1c721b14350bc40fa26dffcde382023-01-20T10:04:07ZengJCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.National Journal of Laboratory Medicine2277-85512455-68822023-01-01121PC04PC0610.7860/NJLM/2023/59023.2691Gallbladder Carcinoma Masquerading as Calculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Case ReportRanjani Mohan0Priavadhana Rajan Prasaad1Meenakshisundaram Kumaresan2Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The incidence of Gallbladder carcinomas are very rare and may go undetected in radiology. Gallbladder carcinomas account for 1.2% of cancers globally. Gallbladder is the commonest site of cancers of biliary tract and most are adenocarcinomas arising from secretory cells. Most patients are females in their fourth and fifth decades, presenting with vague symptoms like pain and discomfort in locally advanced disease. Most are diagnosed in cholecystectomies done for calculi, polyp or cholecystitis. Biliary type of adenocarcinoma is the most common histologic subtype reported in the literature. The signet ring cell carcinoma of gallbladder is an uncommon subtype with very few reported cases in the past. Here authors report a case of signet ring cell carcinoma of gallbladder in a 42-year-old female patient who presented with dull aching pain in right hypochondrium for six months. Ultrasound and Computed Tomography (CT) revealed calculous cholecystitis with pericholecystic fluid collection. But the final histopathology revealed an unusual variant of gallbladder carcinoma.https://njlm.net/article_FULLTEXT.aspx?issn=0973-709x&year=2023&month=January&volume=12&issue=1&page=PC04%20-%20PC06&id=2691gallbladder cancerimmunohistochemistrysignet ring cell carcinoma |
| spellingShingle | Ranjani Mohan Priavadhana Rajan Prasaad Meenakshisundaram Kumaresan Gallbladder Carcinoma Masquerading as Calculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Case Report National Journal of Laboratory Medicine gallbladder cancer immunohistochemistry signet ring cell carcinoma |
| title | Gallbladder Carcinoma Masquerading as Calculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full | Gallbladder Carcinoma Masquerading as Calculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Gallbladder Carcinoma Masquerading as Calculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gallbladder Carcinoma Masquerading as Calculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Case Report |
| title_short | Gallbladder Carcinoma Masquerading as Calculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Case Report |
| title_sort | gallbladder carcinoma masquerading as calculous cholecystitis a rare case report |
| topic | gallbladder cancer immunohistochemistry signet ring cell carcinoma |
| url | https://njlm.net/article_FULLTEXT.aspx?issn=0973-709x&year=2023&month=January&volume=12&issue=1&page=PC04%20-%20PC06&id=2691 |
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