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
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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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author Rao, VSR
Watkins, R
Kaleem, AZ
Cooke, J
Wedgwood, K
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description 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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spelling pubmed-36491942013-05-14 Leukaemic infiltration of gall bladder – unusual presentation of occult chronic lymphocytic leukaemia Rao, VSR Watkins, R Kaleem, AZ Cooke, J Wedgwood, K J Surg Case Rep Upper GI Surgery 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. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011-01-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649194/ /pubmed/24950545 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.1.7 Text en © JSCR
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Rao, VSR
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Cooke, J
Wedgwood, K
Leukaemic infiltration of gall bladder – unusual presentation of occult chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
title Leukaemic infiltration of gall bladder – unusual presentation of occult chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
title_full Leukaemic infiltration of gall bladder – unusual presentation of occult chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
title_fullStr Leukaemic infiltration of gall bladder – unusual presentation of occult chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
title_full_unstemmed Leukaemic infiltration of gall bladder – unusual presentation of occult chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
title_short Leukaemic infiltration of gall bladder – unusual presentation of occult chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
title_sort leukaemic infiltration of gall bladder – unusual presentation of occult chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
topic Upper GI Surgery
url 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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