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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation , Hodgkin Disease , Humans , Hodgkin Disease/therapy , Hodgkin Disease/pathology , Transplantation, Autologous , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local , Fertility , Transplantation Conditioning/adverse effects , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effectsABSTRACT
Primary well differentiated keratinising Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) is a rare gall bladder malignancy accounting for 3.3% of all gall bladder carcinomas. Here we present a case of a 70-year-old female with complaints of dyspepsia and right upper quadrant pain for 3 months. Ultrasonography showed gall stones along with thickened and irregular gall bladder wall. Grossly an exophytic growth was noted involving large part of the body of gall bladder. Histological features were of well differentiated SCC with extensive keratinisation involving full thickness of the wall. No glandular component was seen. Metastasis from other primary was ruled out after thorough work-up. SCC of gall bladder has an infiltrative growth pattern and behaves aggressively. Early diagnosis plays the most important role in increasing the survival.
