[A case in which a mucin-producing papillary adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder was resected].

Abstract

An 81-year-old man complaining of abdominal pain underwent ultrasonography at another hospital that revealed gallbladder swelling, and he was admitted to our hospital for further examination. CT and ERCP revealed a papillary tumor extending from the body to the fundus, leading to the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer. Other examinations showed no sign of invasion or lymph node metastases. We performed full-thickness cholecystectomy. The histopathological diagnosis was mucin-producing papillary adenocarcinoma(T1N0M0, Stage I) of the gallbladder.

• Authors: Hiroshi Watarai, Hiroyuki Ishizu, Kentaro Yokota, Kazuaki Shibuya, Masahiro Takahashi
• Journal: Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy (Gan To Kagaku Ryoho) Vol. 39 Issue 12 Pg. 2128-30 (Nov 2012) ISSN: 0385-0684 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 23267999 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Mucins

Topics

• Adenocarcinoma, Papillary (metabolism, pathology, surgery)
• Aged, 80 and over
• Gallbladder Neoplasms (metabolism, pathology, surgery)
• Humans
• Male
• Mucins (metabolism)
• Neoplasm Staging
• Treatment Outcome