A Case of Synchronous Double Primary Cancer Associated with the Biliary Tract.
- Author:
Soon Ju JEONG
1
;
Jung Chul KIM
;
Chol Kyoon CHO
;
Hyun Jong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. ckcho@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Synchronous double primary cancer;
Gallbladder;
Common bile duct
- MeSH:
Biliary Tract*;
Cholangiocarcinoma;
Common Bile Duct;
Diagnosis;
Gallbladder;
Gallbladder Neoplasms
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2001;61(4):455-458
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Multiple synchronous malignancies are defined as the occurrence of two or more primary malignant tumors whose pathogenetic processes are believed to be independent or unrelated. Multiple synchronous biliary carcinomas are not frequently reported. The diagnosis is often made as a result of incidental intraoperative discovery of a gallbladder mass during surgical treatment of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. We experienced a case of synchronous double primary cancer of the gallbladder and distal common bile duct confirmed by pathologic evaluation, and report the case with a review of the clinical literature.
