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Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Gallbladder : A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Haskaraca, Mehmet Fatih
Ozsoy, Mustafa
Kurt, Kamile
Özsan, İsmail
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malignant melanoma is characterized by the ability of diffuse metastases.
Since the first report of an isolated malignant melanoma case of the gallbladder, it is already controversial whether isolated cases are metastatic or primary tumors.
A 49-year-old woman appealed to the emergency unit because of abdominal pain.
Ultrasonography revealed increased thickness of the gallbladder wall and a lesion with surrounding fluid sized 12 mm without acoustic shadow, which arose from the gallbladder wall and was consistent with a polyp.
Histopathologic evaluation of the surgical specimen after laparoscopic cholecystectomy revealed malign epithelial tumor consisting of atypical cells with large eosinophilic cytoplasm and dense melanin pigment within the cytoplasm of the tumor cells.
As no other focus was identified as a result of the evaluation, the patient was diagnosed with primary malignant melanoma of the gallbladder.
In this paper, we aimed to define our treatment modality for a case with isolated malignant melanoma of the gallbladder.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haskaraca, Mehmet Fatih& Ozsoy, Mustafa& Özsan, İsmail& Kurt, Kamile. 2012. Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Gallbladder : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haskaraca, Mehmet Fatih…[et al.]. Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Gallbladder : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Haskaraca, Mehmet Fatih& Ozsoy, Mustafa& Özsan, İsmail& Kurt, Kamile. Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Gallbladder : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491110
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-491110