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Small cell carcinoma of the gallbladder
J M Debois1, P De Vriendt, K Charels
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Eeuwfeestkliniek, Antwerp, Belgium.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica
|August 5, 1998
Abstract:
A 72-year-old patient is reported presenting with an acute cholocystitis syndrome, caused by an extended and metastasized small cell carcinoma of the gallbladder. He was treated with palliative cholecystectomy and Platinum-based chemotherapy with short-term excellent response. Literature on the subject is reviewed and discussed.
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