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KMID : 0371320000580050729
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Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2000 Volume.58 No. 5 p.729 ~ p.734
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A Case of Small Cell Carcinoma of the Gallbladder -A case report-
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김성용/Sung Yong Kim
김대중/백무준/이문수/김형철/김창호/Dae Joong Kim/Moo Jun Baek/Moon Soo Lee/Hyung Chul Kim/Chang Ho Kim
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Abstract
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A small-cell carcinoma of the gallbladder is an uncommon cancer with high malignancy potential. It is usually found in elderly women and is associated with cholelithiasis. These tumors show an aggressive clinical course and death usually occurs
within a
few months after diagnosis. The diagnosis of a small-cell carcinoma should be based on cell morphology, histologic pattern, and immunohistochemical study. Correct diagnosis is important not
only because these tumors give rise to endocrine syndrome but also because the chemotherapeutic approach to a small-cell carcinoma differs from that for an adenocarcinoma. We experienced a case of a small-cell carcinoma of the gallbladder in a
73-year-old woman with acute cholecystitis syndrome. She was treatment with a palliative cholecystectomy and chemotherapy with short-term excellent response. The literature on the subject is reviewed.
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