Gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma: An important differential diagnosis of gallbladder adenocarcinoma

Gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) are a rare but important differential diagnosis of gallbladder cancer. This case report highlights the importance of pathological diagnosis and the efficiency of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration. Pathological diagnosis should be attempt...

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Autores principales: Ikezawa, Kenji, Takada, Ryoji, Fukutake, Nobuyasu, Otsuka, Tomoyuki, Nagata, Shigenori, Ohkawa, Kazuyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2021
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8171154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34124391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12556
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Sumario:Gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) are a rare but important differential diagnosis of gallbladder cancer. This case report highlights the importance of pathological diagnosis and the efficiency of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration. Pathological diagnosis should be attempted because the treatment of gallbladder NEC differs from that of gallbladder adenocarcinoma, especially in unresectable cases.[Image: see text]

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