Gallbladder malignant lymphoma: A rare case
Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2013, Vol 40, Issue 3
Abstract
Gallbladder cancer is extremely rare and the prognosis is poor. Malignant lymphoma of the gallbladder in all gallbladder tumors constitute only 0.1-0.2%. 61-year-old male patient admitted to our clinic with abdominal pain and indigestion complaint for about 2 months. Approximately 1.5 x1, 5 cm polypoid lesion was detected radiological examinations in the gall bladder. The patient underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure. Because of the histopathological examination gallbladder malign lymphoma (large B cell type) was detected. He received 8 cycles of chemotherapy as adjuvant treatment. 24-month follow-up of recurrence or metastasis was not detected. Key words: Laparoscopy, lymphoma, gallbladder
Authors and Affiliations
Ebubekir Gündeş, Ahmet Tekin, Enes Ferlibaş, Ali Bal, Hacı Esen
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- EP ID EP151668
- DOI 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2013.03.0318
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