TY - JOUR
T1 - Combined small cell carcinoma and clear cell carcinoma of the gallbladder
T2 - Report of a case and review of the literature
AU - Piana, Simonetta
AU - Cavazza, Alberto
AU - Corrado, Stefania
AU - Putrino, Innocenza
AU - Gardini, Giorgio
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - We report a case of an incidental combined carcinoma of the gallbladder in a 66-year-old woman who underwent cholecistectomy for gallstones. The neoplasm was mainly constituted by a clear cell component and a small cell, chromogranin-positive one; it also showed some areas of conventional adenocarcinoma and foci of vascular invasion. The patient died after 3 years following treatment with combination chemotherapy. The histologic and immunohistochemical profile of the lesion is described, together with a brief review of the pertinent bibliography.
AB - We report a case of an incidental combined carcinoma of the gallbladder in a 66-year-old woman who underwent cholecistectomy for gallstones. The neoplasm was mainly constituted by a clear cell component and a small cell, chromogranin-positive one; it also showed some areas of conventional adenocarcinoma and foci of vascular invasion. The patient died after 3 years following treatment with combination chemotherapy. The histologic and immunohistochemical profile of the lesion is described, together with a brief review of the pertinent bibliography.
KW - Chromogranin
KW - Clear cell carcinoma
KW - Gallbladder
KW - Small cell carcinoma
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U2 - 10.1078/0344-0338-00341
DO - 10.1078/0344-0338-00341
M3 - Article
C2 - 12608659
AN - SCOPUS:0036997092
VL - 198
SP - 821
EP - 824
JO - Pathology Research and Practice
JF - Pathology Research and Practice
SN - 0344-0338
IS - 12
ER -