Composite tumor (ordinary adenocarcinoma, typical carcinoid, and goblet cell adenocarcinoid) of the gallbladder: a variety of composite tumor.
This case may represent the first reported of a composite tumor with three neoplastic components in the literature. The tumor was composed of discrete areas of an ordinary adenocarcinoma, a typical carcinoid tumor, and a goblet cell adenocarcinoid. The unique case in the gallbladder is reported and the histogenesis of this rare tumor is discussed with a brief review of the literature.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000473:pathology; D004759:Enterochromaffin Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male