Leukaemic infiltration of gall bladder – unusual presentation of occult chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Extramedullary involvement in early stage chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is rare. We report the first case of an incidental finding of gall bladder infiltration in a patient who underwent a cholecystectomy for gallstone pancreatitis with no preceding history of CLL. This case reiterates the imp...

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Autores principales: Rao, VSR, Watkins, R, Kaleem, AZ, Cooke, J, Wedgwood, K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011
Materias:
Upper GI Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24950545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.1.7
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Sumario:Extramedullary involvement in early stage chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is rare. We report the first case of an incidental finding of gall bladder infiltration in a patient who underwent a cholecystectomy for gallstone pancreatitis with no preceding history of CLL. This case reiterates the importance of subjecting even routine cholecystectomy specimens for histopathology examination in the context of this unusual presentation.

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