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Survival after radical resection for locally advanced gallbladder squamous cell carcinoma: A case report
Anthony Relucio Perez1, Mary Ellen Chiong Perez2
1MD, MHA, FACS, FPCS, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University of the Philippines College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
2MD, Clinic Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of the Philippines College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.

Article ID: 100050IJHPDAP2016
doi:10.5348/ijhpd-2016-50-CR-6

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MD, MHA, UP-PGH Medical Center Department of Surgery
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Perez AR, Perez MEC. Survival after radical resection for locally advanced gallbladder squamous cell carcinoma: A case report. Int J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis 2016;6:26–29.


Abstract
Introduction: Squamous cell carcinomas primarily arising from the gallbladder are rare. Tumors are usually discovered in an advanced stage and adjuvant modalities are ineffective, leading to a dismal prognosis. Although surgery is potentially curative, very few patients present with resectable disease.
Case Report: A 65 year old female was admitted for an intra-abdominal mass which on preoperative imaging originated from the gallbladder. Laparotomy revealed a huge gallbladder tumor invading the adjacent gastric antrum and the transverse colon. Cholecystectomy with en bloc hepatic segmentectomy, antrectomy, transverse colectomy and lymphadenectomy was performed. Histopathologic examination revealed squamous cell carcinoma originating from the gallbladder. Patient remains disease free 10 years after the operation.
Conclusion: Surgery remains as the only potentially curative therapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma.

Keywords: Gallbladder carcinoma, Intra-abdominal mass, Radical cholecystectomy, Squamous cell carcinoma


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Author Contributions
Anthony Relucio Perez – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Mary Ellen Chiong Perez – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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