[Squamous cell carcinoma of gallbladder].
Adenocarcinoma is the most common malignant neoplasm of the gallbladder, but squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is rare with an incidence of 1.4 approximately 3.3%. We present a recent case of a 63-year-old man complaining of abdominal distention. Preoperative US and CT revealed a large tumor of the gallbladder infiltrating the liver and transverse colon. Cholecystectomy, subsegmental resection of the liver, lymph node dissection, and partial resection of the transverse colon were performed. The resected specimen was histologically diagnosed as SCC without nodal metastases.
Ishikawa
Yoshinori
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Surgery for Organ Function and Biological Regulation, Nippon Medical School, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan. martinishikawa@hotmail.com
Yoshida
Hiroshi
H
Mamada
Yasuhiro
Y
Taniai
Nobuhiko
N
Kawano
Youichi
Y
Mizuguchi
Yoshiaki
Y
Kashiwabara
Moto
M
Shimizu
Tetsuya
T
Takahashi
Tsubasa
T
Akimaru
Koho
K
Tajiri
Takashi
T
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged