Title:A Squamous Cell Gallbladder Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Volume: 1
Author(s): Osama Mohamed Ibrahim Idris, Min Jung Park, Joo Yeong Baeg, Sunpyo Lee and Byung Hyo Cha*
Affiliation:
- Department of Gastroenterology, Division of Internal Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah,United Arab Emirates
Keywords:
Gallbladder cancer, Squamous cell cancer, Percutaneous transhepatic, Biliary drainage, Endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography, EUS-guided gallbladder drainage, Chemo-radiotherapy, Supportive care.
Abstract:
Squamous Cell (SQC) is a rare type among gallbladder cancer (GBC) and it has a very poor prognosis due to frequent local invasion and advanced
stage at diagnosis. Its clinical course and prognostic factors have not been known well until now. The aim of this report is to present an
unresectable SQC-GBC case treated by Concurrent Chemo-Radiation Treatment (CCRT) and compare the results of treatment with previously
reported case series.
This is a case report of a 57 years old female patient, diagnosed with unresectable primary pure SQC of GBC with bile duct invasion and multiple
liver and lymph node metastases. She underwent CCRT with best supportive care (BSC), including percutaneous and endoscopic drainage of
malignant biliary obstruction, and partial response was achieved. However, the patient was expired due to metastatic invasion of colon and uterus
in 10 months after first diagnosis.
