Small cell carcinoma of the gall bladder: case report and review of literature.
Small cell carcinoma of the gall bladder is a very rare tumor. The neoplasm is highly lethal, metastasizes early, and may cause death shortly after diagnosis. Here we report a 56 year old male with small cell carcinoma of the gall bladder metastatic to the liver. He attained partial remission with 5 fluouracil, cisplatin based chemotherapy. However, the disease progressed after 3 months and salvage chemotherapy with docetaxel and caboplatin failed to produce any tumour response. He succumbed to the illness 13 months after cholecystectomy.
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Department of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Center Institute and Research Centre, Rohini, Sector-5, New Delhi-110 085, India.
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D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016879:Salvage Therapy