Postoperative isolated splenic metastasis from gallbladder cancer: report of a case

We present a rare case of metachronous splenic metastasis from gallbladder cancer. A 65-year-old female with gallbladder cancer underwent a partial hepatectomy with en-bloc resection of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile duct. Ten months later, she presented with isolated splenic metastasis and u...

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Published in:Clinical journal of gastroenterology 2013-12, Vol.6 (6), p.480-484
Main Authors: Taki, Yusuke, Sugiura, Teiichi, Matsunaga, Kazuya, Kanemoto, Hideyuki, Mizuno, Takashi, Okamura, Yukiyasu, Uesaka, Katsuhiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Surgery
Case Report
Colorectal Surgery
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Surgical Oncology
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Summary:We present a rare case of metachronous splenic metastasis from gallbladder cancer. A 65-year-old female with gallbladder cancer underwent a partial hepatectomy with en-bloc resection of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile duct. Ten months later, she presented with isolated splenic metastasis and underwent splenectomy with distal pancreatectomy. The histological diagnosis confirmed metastatic adenocarcinoma from gallbladder cancer. She had no signs of recurrence 4 years after the second surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of isolated splenic metastasis from gallbladder cancer.
ISSN:1865-7257
1865-7265
DOI:10.1007/s12328-013-0426-6