Primary carcinoid tumor of the gallbladder.
We present the clinical course of a 77-year old woman who died of tumor cachexia 26.5 months after diagnosis of a primary carcinoid tumor of the gallbladder. To our knowledge, this is the 28th case reported in the world literature. The diagnosis was established coincidentally during histologic work-up of the gallbladder resected for cholecystolithiasis. The entity of this rare tumor type is discussed with regard to the literature.
Psathakis
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Department of Surgery, University of Lvbeck.
Wenk
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Müller
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Bruch
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D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans