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Northern Clinics of Istanbul A rare tumor of the gallbladder: Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma [North Clin Istanb]
North Clin Istanb. 2020; 7(6): 624-627 | DOI: 10.14744/nci.2019.26214

A rare tumor of the gallbladder: Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma

Nuray Kepil1, Ozan Akinci2, Sebnem Batur1, Abdullah Kagan Zengin3
1Department of Clinical Pathology, Istanbul University–Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of General Surgery, Hakkari State Hospital, Hakkari, Turkey
3Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University–Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gallbladder is a rare, aggressive malignancy that does not yet have a standard treatment protocol. In this case report, we aimed to share our experience about a 74-year-old male patient presented to our clinic with the complaint of episodic abdominal pain and underwent cholecystectomy under elective conditions due to a polyp with a diameter of 4 cm visualized in the gallbladder on ultrasound and diagnosed with neuroendocrine carcinoma as a result of histopathological examination.

Keywords: Cholecystectomy, gallbladder; neuroendocrine tumor; small cell.

A rare tumor of the gallbladder: Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma

Nuray Kepil1, Ozan Akinci2, Sebnem Batur1, Abdullah Kagan Zengin3
1İstanbul Üniversitesi - Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Klinik Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
2Hakkari Devlet Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, Hakkari
3İstanbul Üniversitesi - Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul

Safra kesesinin küçük hücreli nöroendokrin karsinomu henüz standart bir tedavi protokolü olmayan nadir görülen, agresif bir malignitedir. Bu olgu sunumunda kliniğimize epizodik karın ağrısı şikayeti ile başvuran, ultrasonda safra kesesinde 4 cm çaplı bir polip saptanması nedeniyle elektif kolesistektomi yapılan ve histopatolojik inceleme sonucunda nöroendokrin karsinom tanısı konulan 74 yaşında bir erkek hasta ile ilgili deneyimimizi paylaşmayı amaçladık. (NCI-2019-0097.R1)

Anahtar Kelimeler: Küçük hücreli, Kolesistektomi; Nöroendokrin tümör; Safra kesesi.

Nuray Kepil, Ozan Akinci, Sebnem Batur, Abdullah Kagan Zengin. A rare tumor of the gallbladder: Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. North Clin Istanb. 2020; 7(6): 624-627

Corresponding Author: Ozan Akinci
Manuscript Language: English
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