Neurofibrosarcoma of the gallbladder: a case report.
Sarcoma of the gallbladder is a rare entity. This report presents an extremely rare clinical case of a neurofibrosarcoma of the gallbladder. On examination, a mass was felt in the right hypochondrium. An ultrasound of the abdomen showed a mass in the gallbladder. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen showed a grossly distended gallbladder with soft tissue mass in the gallbladder. The mass was diagnosed as carcinoma of the gallbladder and an extended cholecystectomy was performed. Histopathological examination revealed spindle-cell proliferation and the possibility of a malignant tumor of mesenchymal origin.
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University Medical College, Yantai 264000, China. liu634@263.net
Xiao-Fang
XF
Liu
Kun
K
Tang
Lu-Lu
LL
Sui
Gang
G
Xu
D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018319:Neurofibrosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed