Primary Leiomyosarcoma of Gallbladder: A Rare Diagnosis

Leiomyosarcoma of the gallbladder is a rare entity, constituting about 1.4 per 1000 gallbladder malignancies. Literature review shows female preponderance in sixth decade of life, due to unknown reasons. We report one such rare case of a 50-year-old female admitted with pain in right upper abdomen....

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Main Authors: Ajay Savlania, Arunanshu Behera, Kim Vaiphei, Harjeet Singh, R. K. Dhiman, Ajay Duseja, Y. K. Chawla
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/287012
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description Leiomyosarcoma of the gallbladder is a rare entity, constituting about 1.4 per 1000 gallbladder malignancies. Literature review shows female preponderance in sixth decade of life, due to unknown reasons. We report one such rare case of a 50-year-old female admitted with pain in right upper abdomen. On examination, mass was felt in right hypochondrium. The ultrasound abdomen showed mass with loss of interface with liver and cholelithiasis. CECT abdomen showed polypoidal gallbladder malignancy with ill-defined interface with liver. She was operated upon with diagnosis of carcinoma gallbladder; extended cholecystectomy was done. Histopathological examination revealed spindle-cell proliferation and possibility of malignant tumor of mesenchymal origin was kept. This was later confirmed on immunohistochemistry.
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spelling doaj-art-23a2629d3fce48bc99bcccf4ccf34dba2025-08-20T03:54:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362012-01-01201210.1155/2012/287012287012Primary Leiomyosarcoma of Gallbladder: A Rare DiagnosisAjay Savlania0Arunanshu Behera1Kim Vaiphei2Harjeet Singh3R. K. Dhiman4Ajay Duseja5Y. K. Chawla6Department of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaDepartment of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaDepartment of Hepatology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaDepartment of Hepatology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaDepartment of Hepatology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaLeiomyosarcoma of the gallbladder is a rare entity, constituting about 1.4 per 1000 gallbladder malignancies. Literature review shows female preponderance in sixth decade of life, due to unknown reasons. We report one such rare case of a 50-year-old female admitted with pain in right upper abdomen. On examination, mass was felt in right hypochondrium. The ultrasound abdomen showed mass with loss of interface with liver and cholelithiasis. CECT abdomen showed polypoidal gallbladder malignancy with ill-defined interface with liver. She was operated upon with diagnosis of carcinoma gallbladder; extended cholecystectomy was done. Histopathological examination revealed spindle-cell proliferation and possibility of malignant tumor of mesenchymal origin was kept. This was later confirmed on immunohistochemistry.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/287012
spellingShingle Ajay Savlania
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Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
title Primary Leiomyosarcoma of Gallbladder: A Rare Diagnosis
title_full Primary Leiomyosarcoma of Gallbladder: A Rare Diagnosis
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