Open AccessAdenosquamous Carcinoma of Gallbladder – A Case Report
Author(s) -
Nosheen Nabi,
Aamer Mehmood,
Naseer Ahmed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of islamabad medical and dental college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-0484
pISSN - 2227-3875
DOI - 10.35787/jimdc.v10i3.740
Subject(s) - cholecystectomy , medicine , adenosquamous carcinoma , gallstones , gallbladder , malignancy , carcinoma , gallbladder cancer , histopathology , nausea , bloating , general surgery , radiology , cancer , adenocarcinoma , pathology
Gallbladder cancer is an uncommon malignancy and majority of these carcinomas are adenocarcinomas. Adenosquamous carcinoma of gallbladder is a rare histopathological subtype of gallbladder carcinoma. It usually presents with symptoms of cholelithiasis like epigastric pain, nausea and bloating. On clinical examination, tenderness is usually present. Radiologically in most of the cases, gallstones are found leading to the diagnosis of cholelithiasis for which cholecystectomy is done. Gallbladder carcinomas are found mostly as an incidental finding on microscopic examination of cholecystectomy specimen. This disease is curable if diagnosed earlier but in most of the cases they present at advanced stages when resection is not possible and prognosis is poor. As this disease is extremely rare so published information is largely based on the case reports and case series. This is a case of 60 years old female patient who underwent cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis with incidental finding of Adenosquamous carcinoma on histopathology report.