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Concomitant Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Gallbladder and Breast Cancer
Joint Authors
Aiello, Paolo
Aragona, Francesco
Territo, Valentina
Caruso, Anna Maria
Patti, Rosalia
Buscemi, Salvatore
Di Vita, Gaetano
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The neuroendocrine carcinoma is defined as a high-grade malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm arising from enterochromaffin cells, usually disposed in the mucosa of gastric and respiratory tracts.
The localization in the gallbladder is rare.
Knowledge of these gallbladder tumors is limited and based on isolated case reports.
We describe a case of an incidental finding of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gallbladder, observed after cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis, in a 55-year-old female, who already underwent quadrantectomy and sentinel lymph-node biopsy for breast cancer.
The patient underwent radiotherapy for breast cancer and six cycles of chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide.
Eighteen months after surgery, the patient was free from disease.
Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gallbladder has poor prognosis.
Because of the rarity of the reported cases, specific prognostic factors have not been identified.
The coexistence of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gallbladder with another malignancy has been reported only once.
The contemporary presence of the two neoplasms could reflect that bioactive agents secreted by carcinoid can promote phenotypic changes in susceptible cells and induce neoplastic transformation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aiello, Paolo& Aragona, Francesco& Territo, Valentina& Caruso, Anna Maria& Patti, Rosalia& Buscemi, Salvatore…[et al.]. 2014. Concomitant Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Gallbladder and Breast Cancer. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017792
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aiello, Paolo…[et al.]. Concomitant Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Gallbladder and Breast Cancer. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017792
American Medical Association (AMA)
Aiello, Paolo& Aragona, Francesco& Territo, Valentina& Caruso, Anna Maria& Patti, Rosalia& Buscemi, Salvatore…[et al.]. Concomitant Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Gallbladder and Breast Cancer. Case Reports in Surgery. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017792
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1017792