
Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.995**
- H-Index: 8
- ISSN: 2474-1647
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
Major Scope
- Plastic Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- General Surgery
- Endocrine Surgery
- Emergency Surgery
- Urology
- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Transplant Surgery
Abstract
Citation: Clin Surg. 2019;4(1):2486.Case Report | Open Access
Exceptional Long-Term Survivor (12 Years) with Metastatic Gallbladder Cancer
Franco Sacchetti, Francesco Ardito, Fabio M Vecchio and Felice Giuliante
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
Department of Pathology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
*Correspondance to: Francesco Ardito
PDF Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.2486
Abstract
We present a rare case of exceptional long-term survival (12 years) in a 78-year-old female patient presenting with stage IVb Gallbladder Carcinoma (GBC) with an unusual site of metastasis (left supraclavicular lymph node). After chemotherapy, a metabolic response of the metastatic regional and left supraclavicular lymph nodes was documented during the follow-up for 10 years. Because of biliary colic onset due to the presence of stones in the gallbladder, surgical resection was planned. In order to perform a curative resection, the patient underwent bi-segmentectomy 4b-5 en-bloc with the gallbladder + regional lymphadenectomy, 12 years after GBC diagnosis. At pathology, a G2 pT2 adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder was confirmed with pathologic response in all the 5 retrieved regional lymph nodes.
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Sacchetti F, Ardito F, Vecchio FM, Giuliante F. Exceptional Long-Term Survivor (12 Years) with Metastatic Gallbladder Cancer. Clin Surg. 2019; 4: 2486..