A Rare Case of Synchronous Primary Gallbladder and Sigmoid Colon Neoplasms

Ilias Galanis; Ioannis Lintzeris; Magdalini Simou; Georgios Stylianidis

doi:10.7759/cureus.34445

A Rare Case of Synchronous Primary Gallbladder and Sigmoid Colon Neoplasms

Cureus. 2023 Jan 31;15(1):e34445. doi: 10.7759/cureus.34445. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Ilias Galanis¹, Ioannis Lintzeris¹, Magdalini Simou¹, Georgios Stylianidis¹

Affiliation

¹ 2nd Department of Surgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, GRC.

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is considered the third most common cancer worldwide. On the other hand, gallbladder cancer is rare. Synchronous tumors in both the colon and the gallbladder are extremely infrequent. Herein, we report the case of a female patient with sigmoid colon cancer and incidental detection of synchronous gallbladder cancer on histopathological examination of the surgical specimen. As synchronous gallbladder and colonic carcinomas are rare, physicians should be aware of these so that an optimal course of treatment can be chosen.

Keywords: biliary tract cancer; colonic cancer; gallbladder cancer; sigmoid cancer; synchronous cancers.

Publication types

Case Reports