Primary leiomyosarcoma of gallbladder.
10.4174/jkss.2012.83.6.403
- Author:
Eun Young PARK
1
;
Hyung Il SEO
;
Sung Pil YUN
;
Suk KIM
;
Joo Yeun KIM
;
Koon Taek HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea. seohi71@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Leiomyosarcoma;
Gallbladder neoplasms
- MeSH:
Cholecystectomy;
Gallbladder;
Gallbladder Neoplasms;
Humans;
Leiomyosarcoma;
Middle Aged;
Sarcoma
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2012;83(6):403-407
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Malignant mesenchymalneoplasms of the gallbladder are extremely rare with only 105 cases of primary gallbladder sarcoma having been described. It has a very aggressive behavior and is usually diagnosed at advanced stages. Therefore, curative surgical management may not be possible. We performed a radical cholecystectomy (S4b + S5 segmentectomy), omentectomy and small bowel resection in a 54-year-old patient with locally invasive leiomyosarcoma of the gallbladder. Further studies are needed to confirm the benefit of aggressive treatment for patients with leiomyosarcoma of the gallbladder.
