Gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma: An important differential diagnosis of gallbladder adenocarcinoma | Zendy

Ikezawa Kenji | Zendy; Takada Ryoji | Zendy; Fukutake Nobuyasu | Zendy; Otsuka Tomoyuki | Zendy; Nagata Shigenori | Zendy; Ohkawa Kazuyoshi | Zendy

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Gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma: An important differential diagnosis of gallbladder adenocarcinoma

Author(s) -

Ikezawa Kenji,

Takada Ryoji,

Fukutake Nobuyasu,

Otsuka Tomoyuki,

Nagata Shigenori,

Ohkawa Kazuyoshi

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

jgh open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 8

ISSN - 2397-9070

DOI - 10.1002/jgh3.12556

Subject(s) - gallbladder , medicine , differential diagnosis , adenocarcinoma , pathology , carcinoembryonic antigen , paraaortic lymph nodes , neuroendocrine tumors , carcinoma , radiology , gastroenterology , cancer , metastasis

Gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) are a rare but important differential diagnosis of gallbladder cancer. This case report highlights the importance of pathological diagnosis and the efficiency of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration. Pathological diagnosis should be attempted because the treatment of gallbladder NEC differs from that of gallbladder adenocarcinoma, especially in unresectable cases.

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