Small cell carcinoma of the gall bladder: case report and review of literature.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Small cell carcinoma of the gall bladder is a very rare tumor. The neoplasm is highly lethal, metastasizes early, and may cause death shortly after diagnosis. Here we report a 56 year old male with small cell carcinoma of the gall bladder metastatic to the liver. He attained partial remission with 5 fluouracil, cisplatin based chemotherapy. However, the disease progressed after 3 months and salvage chemotherapy with docetaxel and caboplatin failed to produce any tumour response. He succumbed to the illness 13 months after cholecystectomy.
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Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Salvage Therapy
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Fatal Outcome
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Carcinoma, Small Cell
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Gallbladder Neoplasms
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Liver Neoplasms
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Middle Aged
Language:
English
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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