A Unique Presentation of Metastatic Gallbladder Carcinoma | Zendy

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A Unique Presentation of Metastatic Gallbladder Carcinoma

Author(s) -

Yuqian Tian,

Carrie Luu,

Danielle Carpenter,

Grace Montenegro

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

case reports in surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6900

pISSN - 2090-6919

DOI - 10.1155/2021/6455540

Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , presentation (obstetrics) , carcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , general surgery , ovarian carcinoma , surgery , metastatic carcinoma , radiology , cancer , ovarian cancer , biology , paleontology

Gallbladder carcinoma can be challenging to diagnose and treat and usually leads to poor outcome, due to its aggressive nature and the nonspecific clinical presentation at early stage. We describe an interesting case of a 60-year-old female who presented with stage 3 appendiceal carcinoma after appendectomy was performed outside hospital. Further imaging workup demonstrated enlarged ovarian cysts and porcelain gallbladder. Upon exploration, she was found to have carcinomatosis and we proceeded with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal therapy (HIPEC). Final pathology demonstrated carcinoma from gallbladder primary.

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