Karina Prado Sanches
Brazil
Case Report
Case Report: Moderately Differentiated Ulcerated Gallbladder Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Author(s): Karina Prado Sanches, Anderson Kaio Bento Gil, Victor Herling da Costa and Fernando Leal PereiraKarina Prado Sanches, Anderson Kaio Bento Gil, Victor Herling da Costa and Fernando Leal Pereira
Objectives: To enrich the scant scientific evidence existing on this subject. Rationale: Because of this rarity of information, works like this one are indispensable for the scientific, academic and professional community by dealing with an uncommon theme with unique features.
Methodology: This study was done with access to the BIREME database, as well as reviewing the patient’s chart. Case description: woman, 71 years old, morbidly obese with of BMI 42, complaining of pain in the right hypochondrium for ten days, positive Murphy’s sign, but without peritonitis markings. An ultrasonography of the abdomen showed gallstones with wall thickening suggestive of neoplasia. Underwent surgery after clearing the infection. During surgery, discovered the gallbladder was covered by ome.. View More»