Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2010;40(4): 285-289.
위장과 누공을 형성한 담낭의 원발성 편평세포암 1예
이창재ㆍ정진숙*
동아대학교 의과대학 내과학교실, *병리학교실
Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Gallbladder Forming a Cholecystogastric Fistula
Chang Jae Lee, M.D. and Jinsook Jung, M.D.*
Departments of Internal Medicine, *Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Abstract
The most common type of gallbladder cancer is adenocarcinoma. Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder is a rare and aggressive disease. It is responsible for up to 1.7% of the malignant neoplasms of the gallbladder. It characteristically presents with invasive growth, a low tendency towards lymph node metastasis and a high incidence of local infiltration and hepatic metastasis, presenting a worse prognosis than adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder. Cases of gallbladder cancer forming a fistula to the stomach are also rare. We experienced a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder which formed a fistula to the stomach. (Korean J Gastrointest Endosc 2010;40:285-289)