Case Reports in Surgery (Jan 2015)

Locally Advanced, Unresectable Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Gallbladder

  • Timothy J. Weatherall,
  • Moon Fenton,
  • Gitonga Munene,
  • Paxton V. Dickson,
  • Jeremiah L. Deneve

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/424650
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2015

Abstract

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Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the gallbladder is a rare malignancy of the gallbladder, accounting for less than 5% of gallbladder pathology. Initial presentation is often similar to adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder. SCC tends to be more locally aggressive, however, and possesses a worse prognosis than adenocarcinoma. We report a case of locally advanced SCC of the gallbladder.