Open AccessExtra skeletal osteosarcoma of gall bladder: A case report
Author(s) -
Abhishek Shankar,
Ranjit Kumar Sahoo,
Amita Malik,
Aanchal Kakkar,
Goura Kishor Rath
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of egyptian national cancer institute/journal of the egyptian national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2589-0409
pISSN - 1110-0362
DOI - 10.1016/j.jnci.2015.05.002
Subject(s) - medicine , gallstones , osteosarcoma , cholecystectomy , gallbladder , histopathological examination , soft tissue , open cholecystectomy , radiology , general surgery , surgery , pathology
Extraskeletal osteosarcoma is a rare malignant soft tissue tumor. At open cholecystectomy performed for gallstones, a 45-year-old woman was found to have extraskeletal osteosarcoma on histopathological examination. 1 year after surgery, the patient is symptom free and all imaging studies are normal. After multidisciplinary discussion it was decided to give no further treatment. The patient was asked to follow up three monthly. Although osteosarcoma has rarely been reported at other extraskeletal sites, this appears to be the third case of a primary tumor in the gallbladder.