Metastatic Gallbladder Melanoma Presenting as Acute Emphysematous Cholecystitis
Joint Authors
Feller, Edward
Hall, Natalie
Grenier, Nicole L.
Shah, Samir A.
Gold, Richard
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malignant melanoma is an aggressive tumor with a high potential for distant metastases, including spread to the gallbladder where it represents more than half of all metastases detected at autopsy.
Yet, it is rarely symptomatic in life and is a rare cause of acute cholecystitis.
Emphysematous cholecystitis is a rare, potentially fatal variant of acute cholecystitis characterized by the presence of gas in the gallbladder lumen or wall.
We report a 77-year-old woman with acute emphysematous cholecystitis as the initial feature of recurrent melanoma metastatic to the gallbladder.
This exceptional association highlights the need to consider a relapse of malignancy when assessing unexplained abdominal symptoms in any patient with a prior history of melanoma.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hall, Natalie& Grenier, Nicole L.& Shah, Samir A.& Gold, Richard& Feller, Edward. 2018. Metastatic Gallbladder Melanoma Presenting as Acute Emphysematous Cholecystitis. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hall, Natalie…[et al.]. Metastatic Gallbladder Melanoma Presenting as Acute Emphysematous Cholecystitis. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hall, Natalie& Grenier, Nicole L.& Shah, Samir A.& Gold, Richard& Feller, Edward. Metastatic Gallbladder Melanoma Presenting as Acute Emphysematous Cholecystitis. Case Reports in Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144965