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Surgical management of gallbladder carcinosarcoma: A case report and review of the Literature

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Highlights • Gallbladdercarcinosarcoma is a rare disease: The first case of a carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder (CSGB) was reported by Landsteiner in 1907. Up to now less than 100 Cases… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Gallbladdercarcinosarcoma is a rare disease: The first case of a carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder (CSGB) was reported by Landsteiner in 1907. Up to now less than 100 Cases have been reported in the literature.• Non-specific signs: the clinical (abdominal pain, weight loss and jaundice, biological (including inflammatory sign, hepatic result), and radiological signs are nonspecific of gallbladder carcinosarcoma, The final diagnosis is anatomopathological of the specimen.• The diagnosis is delayed: Because of the nonspecific symptoms, a delayed diagnosis is generally associated with CSGB. Only 54 cases have undergone surgical resection as a treatment.• Surgical treatment remains the only cure for gallbladder carcinosarcoma: Chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy’s roles, they remain unclear because of the limited number of cases described in the literature, as chemotherapy has shown no a significant benefit in terms of morbidity or mortality.• Prognosis: The prognosis of this disease is normally poor. Most cases present with locally advanced disease and metastasis.

Keywords: literature; gallbladder; case; carcinosarcoma; surgical management; gallbladder carcinosarcoma

Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020

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