title: Small-cell carcinoma of the gallbladder: report of a case.
abstract: We report herein the case of an 81-year-old woman in whom a mass in the gallbladder was revealed by an ultrasound examination conducted as part of a follow-up study for a silent gallstone. The mass showed evidence of invasion into the adjacent liver parenchyma. Under the tentative diagnosis of malignant neoplastic disease originating in the gallbladder, a cholecystectomy with partial hepatectomy was performed. Histological examination of the tumor confirmed a diagnosis of small-cell carcinoma of the gallbladder, which is considered to be a rare type of neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Onsen Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans