[A case of intracholecystic papillary neoplasm of the gallbladder (ICPN) examined using contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2018;115(1):117-125. doi: 10.11405/nisshoshi.115.117.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 78-year-old woman was found to have gallbladder wall thickening on ultrasonography during a routine health check-up and was referred to our clinic. On contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography, a papillary lesion measuring 14mm was detected in the fundus, which showed a heterogeneous enhancement at the early phase. She underwent cholecystectomy and gallbladder bed resection. Histological examination revealed that the tumor consisted of mucinous atypical cells, regularly arranged in a high-papillary architecture with delicate fibrovascular cores, which led to the diagnosis of intracholecystic papillary neoplasm of the gallbladder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / therapy
  • Aged
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Endosonography*
  • Female
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / therapy
  • Humans
  • Ultrasonography