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Coronal T2-weighted MIP image of the biliary tree demonstrating CHD obstruction (arrow). CHD, common hepatic duct; MIP, maximum intensity projection.
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Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder is a rare entity that comprises approximately 1%-3% of all primary gallbladder cancers. We report the case of a 37-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a locally invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder. Surgical pathology revealed a predominantly squamous cell carcinoma composition of...
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Background:
Gallbladder cancer (GC) is a relatively rare disease. To date, there are no studies describing the epidemiology of this disease in Qatar.
Objective:
To study the epidemiology of Gallbladder Cancer in Qatar.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis of the cases of GC in Hamad General Hospital in Qatar from 2009 to 2016.
Results:
Thirty-f...
Citations
... Patients are usually asymptomatic or have vague presenting symptoms like anorexia, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting and in case of advanced disease, there will be weight loss, obstructive jaundice, ascites, palpable abdominal mass, and hepatomegaly [3]. Rarely, SCC may present as liver abscess probably due to direct involvement of liver parenchyma and associated necrosis [4]. ...
Introduction and importance
Squamous cell carcinoma of the gall bladder is a rare but aggressive tumor. It has a wide variety of presentations. Presentation as a liver abscess is a rare condition only 2 cases reported in the literature before.
Case report
A 45-year-old male patient presented to the emergency with complaints of fever, right upper quadrant pain, and jaundice. On evaluation, an initial diagnosis of the liver abscess was made. Due to the deteriorating condition of the patient, he was taken up for surgery. Upon exploration, there were multiple deposits over the bilateral lobes of the liver, so a controlled drainage of abscess cavity was done with biopsy from the wall of the gall bladder and liver metastasis was taken which showed squamous cell carcinoma of gall bladder with liver metastasis. The patient was given gemcitabine and oxaliplatin as palliative chemotherapy. He died after 11 months of presentation.
Discussion and conclusion
The aggressive and advanced nature of the disease at the presentation poses a formidable challenge in managing such patients but early diagnosis and surgical management can provide long term benefits.
