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Amitabh Kumar Upadhyay1, Shashank Shekhar2, Abhishek Kumar3
1Medical Oncology, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India dramit1111@gmail.com.
BMJ Case Reports
|January 4, 2024
Summary
Gallbladder cancer (GBC) rarely spreads to bones. This case highlights GBC with bone metastasis, emphasizing diagnostic imaging roles like bone scan or PET-CT for early detection and understanding disease progression.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a significant health issue, particularly in India, often presenting at advanced stages with poor prognoses.
- Metastatic GBC has a dismal 5-year survival rate (<5%), with median survival around 6 months.
- Bony metastasis from GBC is an uncommon late-stage manifestation, with fewer than 25 reported cases.

