Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the gallbladder: A rare and aggressive form of gallbladder cancer

Faten Limaiem; Rached Bayar; Sahir Omrani

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6876

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the gallbladder: A rare and aggressive form of gallbladder cancer

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jan 16;11(1):e6876. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6876. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Faten Limaiem^{1

2}, Rached Bayar^{1

3}, Sahir Omrani^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Tunis Faculty of Medicine University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia.
² Pathology Department University Hospital Mongi Slim La Marsa Tunis Tunisia.
³ General Surgery Department University Hospital Mongi Slim La Marsa Tunis Tunisia.

Abstract

Sarcomatoid carcinoma is a rare type of gallbladder cancer with less than 100 cases reported in the literature. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult due to nonspecific clinical and radiological findings. Its prognosis is poor due to rapid progression and a high short-term recurrence rate. The definitive diagnosis relies on histopathological examination.

Keywords: Sarcomatoid carcinoma; cancer; carcinosarcoma; gallbladder; immunohistochemistry.

Publication types

Case Reports