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Lymphocytic lymphosarcoma of the gallbladder
Author(s) -
Van Slyck Ellis J.,
Schuman Bernard M.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197209)30:3<810::aid-cncr2820300333>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - medicine , nausea , gallbladder , jaundice , vomiting , epigastric pain , lymphoma , general surgery , surgery
A 79‐year‐old man, with known lymphocytic lymphosarcoma of several years' duration, developed repeated brief episodes of fever, epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and jaundice. The gallbladder removed at surgery contained numerous small stones, and its wall was diffusely infiltrated by lymphosarcoma. This case represents the first antemortem diagnosis of lymphosarcoma of the gallbladder, and emphasizes that the less aggressive type of lymphoma may be managed successfully by surgery, when resectable organs are involved.