Korean J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg.  2010 Mar;14(1):53-56.

A Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Gallbladder after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

• Park SH
• Lim SG
• Yang SJ
• Kim JH

Abstract

Gallbladder carcinoma is the most common primary hepatobiliary carcinoma and the fifth most common malignancy of the GI tract. The most common type of gallbladder carcinoma is adenocarcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder is rarer and is responsible for up to 12.7% of gallbladder tumors. A 78-year-old man was incidentally suspected of having a gallbladder mass on an abdominal CT scan and underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Pathology results confirmed the mass as a squamous cell carcinoma. Here we report a case of keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder and review the literature.

Keyword

Gallbladder carcinoma; Squamous cell carcinoma; Cholecystectomy

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Aged
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Cholecystectomy
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
Gallbladder
Gastrointestinal Tract
Humans
Keratins
Keratins