Abstract: We report herein the case of an 81-year-old woman in whom a mass in the gallbladder was revealed by an ultra-sound 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.
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(Received for publication on Dec. 16, 1998; accepted on July 13, 1999)
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Matsuo, S., Shinozaki, T., Yamaguchi, S. et al. Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Gallbladder: Report of a Case. Surg Today 30, 89–93 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00010056
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