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Aloraini, A, Alshehri K, Alshammari, R, Bin Onayq, A, Ayesh, M, Alzahrani, M, AlShammari, SA, Alsaif, F. Late port-site metastasis of unexpected gallbladder carcinoma after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e37880. [PMID: 38701302 PMCID: PMC11062704 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000037880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Incidental gallbladder carcinoma refers to a discovery of gallbladder cancer during or after cholecystectomy. Late port-site metastasis (PSM) following Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is rare with an incidence rate of 10.3%. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of a 58-year-old man who presented with a painful abdominal wall mass for 6 weeks. He had a history of LC for symptomatic cholelithiasis, 8 years prior. DIAGNOSIS Histopathological examination revealed a positive result for metastatic adenocarcinoma from the abdominal wall mass. Moreover, Positron emission tomography (PET) showed a small focus of intense fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the gallbladder bed, which was highly suspicious for malignancy. INTERVENTION Decision was to proceed with surgery owing to uptake in the gallbladder bed with single-site metastasis to the previous port site. In addition, in the board meeting, an agreement was reached for performing distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy owing to uncertainty of malignancy based on what was discovered during the full metastatic workup. Diagnostic laparoscopy followed by midline laparotomy performed. Radical completion cholecystectomy with lymphadenectomy was done. Followed by complete resection of the anterior abdominal wall. Distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy were then performed. OUTCOME Pathological diagnosis showed metastatic/invasive, moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma with positive margins on the posterior surface of excised port-site mass. The positive margins necessitated further chemoradiotherapy, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy until lung metastasis was identified. After this, the patient was scheduled for palliative chemotherapy. CONCLUSION Presence of PSM is often associated with peritoneal metastasis. For this reason, it is advised to evaluate the patient for possible metastasis.
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- Abdullah Aloraini,
- General, HPB & Transplant Surgeon, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Radiology, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- General, HPB & Transplant Surgeon, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Recurrence of cholangiogenous carcinoma in port-sites two years after laparoscopic removal of noncancerous gallbladder. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008; 20:474-7. [PMID: 18403952 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0b013e3282f16421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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We present a unique case of carcinoma diagnosed in port-site, two years after uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign cholecystitis. Analysis of morphology and cytokeratin profile (CK19+ and CK20+/-) of resected port-site tumor allows us to establish the diagnosis of tubular carcinoma with probable cholangiogenic origin. The primary carcinoma was not diagnosed in archival gallbladder tissue, despite repeated histological examination. No other primary tumor was identified during follow-up. Patient history and histological/immunohistochemical picture of the recurrent tumor suggested that primary carcinoma was probably located in the gallbladder, but was not detected during initial and repeated histological examinations of postoperative specimen. The patient is still alive, 12 months after the first port-site recurrence and 36 months after initial laparoscopy.
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Yokomuro S, Arima Y, Mizuguchi Y, Shimizu T, Kawahigashi Y, Kannda T, Arai M, Tajiri T. Occult gallbladder carcinoma after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a report of four cases. J NIPPON MED SCH 2007; 74:300-5. [PMID: 17878700 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.74.300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Eighty-four patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) from January through August 2006. Of these patients, 4 (4.7%) were found to have occult gallbladder carcinoma (GC) either during or after the procedure. Two of the patients were women and 2 were men. The mean age was 75.0 years. One patient had mucosal tumors, 2 had subserosal tumors, and 1 had a serosal lesion. One of the 2 patients with subserosal tumors underwent radical surgery. In a previous study, 0.83% (10 of 1,195) of patients who had undergone LC were found to have occult GC, either during of after the procedure. The prevalence of gallbladder carcinoma has recently been increasing. GC has been reported in 0.3% to 1.5% of patients who have undergone cholecystectomy. Since the introduction of laparoscopic surgery, the number of cholecystectomies being performed has increased, which may explain why occult GC seems to be occurring more frequently. The prognosis for GC is poor, and surgical resection is the only potentially curative treatment. However, GC is difficult to diagnose at an early stage and difficult to recognize even in the advanced stages. Fifteen percent to 30% of patients show no preoperative or intraoperative evidence of malignancy. Occult GC is also increasing. Because flat infiltrating GC and GC with cholecystitis and numerous stones are difficult to diagnose preoperatively, we recommend taking frozen sections from patients who are of advanced age (older than 70 years), have a long history of stones, or have a thickened gallbladder wall.
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- Shigeki Yokomuro
- Surgery for Organ Function and Biological Regulation, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
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Kang CM, Choi GH, Park SH, Kim KS, Choi JS, Lee WJ, Kim BR. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy only could be an appropriate treatment for selected clinical R0 gallbladder carcinoma. Surg Endosc 2007; 21:1582-7. [PMID: 17479340 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9133-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2006] [Revised: 08/19/2006] [Accepted: 10/09/2006] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for gallbladder carcinoma still is controversial except for the early stages of gallbladder carcinoma (Tis). This study was designed to evaluate and revisit the role of LC in treating gallbladder carcinoma. METHODS Available medical records of patients with surgeries for gallbladder carcinoma were retrospectively investigated from August 1992 to February 2005. RESULTS Among 219 patients treated for gallbladder carcinoma, 57 (26%) underwent LC. A total of 16 patients (28.1%) underwent subsequent radical cholecystectomy (LC-RC), and 41 (71.9%) were only followed up without radical surgery (LC). Tis was found in 11 patients (19.3%), T1a in 3 patients (5.3%), T1b in 8 patients (14%), T2 in 19 patients (33.3%), and T3 in 16 patients (28.1%). The findings showed R0 in 14 cases of the radical cholecystectomy group, and clinical R0 was noted in 30 cases of the LC-only group. No survival differences were noted between LC and LC-RC (p = 0.2575), especially in the case of T2 lesions (p = 0.6274), nor between the R0 and clinical R0 (p = 0.5839). However, significant survival differences were noted between the R2 and R0 groups, and between R2 and clinical R0, respectively (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The findings show that LC could be appropriate treatment for gallbladder carcinoma only in selected cases of clinical R0 lesions.
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- C M Kang
- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea.
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Choi JY, Kim MJ, Park MS, Kim JH, Lim JS, Oh YT, Kim KW. Imaging findings of biliary and nonbiliary complications following laparoscopic surgery. Eur Radiol 2006; 16:1906-14. [PMID: 16508770 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-0135-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2005] [Revised: 11/21/2005] [Accepted: 12/15/2005] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Laparoscopic techniques are evolving for a wide range of surgical procedures although they were initially confined to cholecystectomy and exploratory laparoscopy. Recently, surgical procedures performed with a laparoscope include splenectomy, adrenalectomy, gastrectomy, and myomectomy. In this article, we review the spectrum of complications and illustrate imaging features of biliary and nonbiliary complications after various laparoscopic surgeries. Biliary complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy include bile ductal obstruction, bile leak with bile duct injury, dropped stones in the peritoneal cavity, retained CBD stone, and port-site metastasis. Nonbiliary complications are anastomotic leakage after partial gastrectomy, gangrenous cholecystitis after gastrectomy, hematoma at the anastomotic site following gastrectomy, gastric infarction after gastrectomy, port-site metastasis after gastrectomy, hematoma after splenectomy, renal infarction after adrenalectomy, and active bleeding after myomectomy of the uterus.
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- Jin-Young Choi
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-ku Shinchon-dong 134, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea
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SAKAMOTO KAZUHIRO, KITAJIMA MASAYUKI, SHIROTA SHIGERU, WATABE SUGURU, OKUZAWA ATSUSHI, MATSUDA MITSUHIRO, ONO KEN, KOBAYASHI SHIGERU, KAMANO TOSHIKI, TSURUMARU MASAHIKO, HIRAI SHU. CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF UNSUSPECTED GALLBLADDER CANCER DIAGNOSED AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY. Dig Endosc 2003. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1443-1661.2003.00204.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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- First Department of Surgery and
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- First Department of Pathology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Bunkyo‐ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Fujisaki S, Saitoh Y, Tomita R, Fukuzawa M. Laparoscopic extended cholecystectomy. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2001; 11:219-22. [PMID: 11569511 DOI: 10.1089/109264201750539736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Inadvertent dissemination of latent gallbladder (GB) cancer has become a crucial issue with the widespread use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a standard operation for benign gallbladder diseases. METHODS Laparoscopic extended cholecystectomy is a new technique we have developed for the resection of GB tumors with suspicion of malignancy. The procedure is safe and minimally invasive and prevents tumor dissemination. The GB is resected laparoscopically along with a 1-cm margin of the liver using LaparoSonic Coagulating Shears without any ligation or clipping. RESULTS We applied this technique to a patient with a GB tumor in the fundus. The tumor was not exposed on the cut surface, and there were no postoperative complications. CONCLUSION Laparoscopic extended cholecystectomy for GB tumors with suspicion of malignancy is a minimally invasive technique that may decrease the risk of tumor dissemination.
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- S Fujisaki
- First Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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BACKGROUND A number of controversies exist in the laparoscopic treatment of colorectal cancer, and thus the technique has so far failed to gain widespread acceptance throughout the United Kingdom. This review aims to discuss these issues in the context of ongoing published trials, assessing both purported advantages and disadvantages. METHODS The United States National Library of Medicine Medline database, and the Bath Information Data Service (BIDS) were searched using keywords related to laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery. Recent surgical journals were also reviewed for relevant publications. Attempts have been made to quote only the most recent work from institutions with multiple publications using the same group of patients, in order to present the most coherent picture. The data are presented as randomized controlled trials, nonrandomized controlled studies, and series comprising more than 10 patients. CONCLUSIONS This review confirms that laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery is technically feasible. In addition patients lose less blood, have less immunosuppression, and have shorter postoperative ileus, in-patient stay, and require less analgesia. However, concerns still remain as to the development of port-site metastases, the longer operating times, and the overall cost of the equipment. In view of these concerns, the place of laparoscopically assisted colorectal cancer surgery is likely to remain controversial for some years yet. Randomized, controlled trials are as yet too few to provide definitive answers to all these issues.
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Pearlstone DB, Feig BW, Mansfield PF. Port site recurrences after laparoscopy for malignant disease. SEMINARS IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 1999; 16:307-12. [PMID: 10332776 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2388(199906)16:4<307::aid-ssu5>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Reports of recurrent malignant disease developing at laparoscopic port sites has created considerable controversy among surgeons. Many have implicated the technique of laparoscopy as a cause of metastases and this has led to condemnation of laparoscopy in malignant disease by many surgeons. A review of the case reports, as well as animal studies, reveals the problem to be considerably more complex. Based on experimental models, reported cases, and our experience at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, we have arrived at some substantive conclusions regarding this phenomenon. Port site recurrences (PSRs) after laparoscopy for malignant disease can occur as the only site of recurrence, but this is an extremely rare event, and the incidence does not appear to be significantly different from the development of wound recurrences after open laparotomy for malignancy. It is likely that port site recurrences reflect the underlying biology of the malignant disease, rather than an effect of the technique of laparoscopy.
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- D B Pearlstone
- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA
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Lane TM, Cook AJ. Port-site metastasis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 1999; 9:283-4. [PMID: 10414547 DOI: 10.1089/lap.1999.9.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We describe the case history of a patient presenting with a port-site metastasis from an occult pancreatic malignancy after laparoscopy for benign gallbladder disease. While port-site recurrence is well recognized after laparoscopy for malignant disease, its presentation after laparoscopy for benign disease is rare, this being only the third such case to be reported in the literature. It emphasizes that all pathology localizing to port sites after surgery should be investigated, as it may represent the earliest sign of a hitherto occult intra-abdominal malignancy.
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- T M Lane
- Department of Surgery, The Kent and Sussex Hospital, Turnbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom
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Aoki Y, Shimura H, Li H, Mizumoto K, Date K, Tanaka M. A model of port-site metastases of gallbladder cancer: The influence of peritoneal injury and its repair on abdominal wall metastases. Surgery 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(99)70208-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reports utilizing data from the Commission on Cancer's National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) have previously contained evaluations of time trends for stage of disease at diagnosis, treatment, and survival for multiple tumor sites. Data collected from 1989, 1990, 1994, and 1995 for carcinoma of the gallbladder are presented herein. METHODS The data presented in this review were collected from hospital cancer registries from across the U.S. Seven calls for data yielded a total of 5,850,000 cases for the years 1985-1995, including 2574 gallbladder carcinoma cases from 1989-1990 and 2914 cases from 1994-1995 from hospital cancer registries across the U.S. These data represent approximately 8.8% and 8.4% of the estimated cases of liver and biliary track cancers diagnosed in the U.S. during the two respective time periods. RESULTS There were no changes in patient demographics between 1989-1990 and 1994-1995. Most gallbladder carcinoma patients were white women. The documentation of tumor stage improved noticeably between the two study periods. There was no increased frequency in the occurrence of early stage tumors between the two reporting times, an era that saw the development and widespread application of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Treatment differed according to stage of disease. Surgery alone, particularly nonradical surgery, was performed more frequently in the initial treatment of gallbladder carcinoma. A large percentage of gallbladder carcinoma patients received no definitive therapeutic intervention because of the advanced stage of disease at presentation and the lack of effective treatments for these cancers. Multimodality treatment was utilized more often for young patients. Survival was closely related to tumor stage, with 60% 5-year survival for Stage 0 patients, 39% for Stage I patients, and 15% for Stage II patients, but only 5% for Stage III patients and 1% for Stage IV patients. Patient outcome was not demonstrably affected by more aggressive therapy, nor was an adverse effect in results seen in early stage cancers between 1989-1990 and 1994-1995. CONCLUSIONS The NCDB data are valuable in the evaluation of trends in malignant diseases, treatments, and patient survival. No substantial differences were apparent in the diagnosis, treatment, and survival of patients during this 7-year study period. The data do not support any adverse effect on outcome results with the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the U.S.
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- J H Donohue
- Division of General and Gastroenterologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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BACKGROUND Application of laparoscopy to the resection of malignancy has been followed by a literature describing cases of metastatic involvement at laparoscopic port sites. These include patients who underwent surgery for early stage carcinoma and instances following laparoscopic procedures during which tumours were not dissected. METHODS Recently published clinical and experimental studies, and case reports related to this problem are reviewed; their relevance is discussed. RESULTS Experimental studies incorporating bench top and large animal models have confirmed that tumour cells may be redistributed to port sites during laparoscopic surgery either directly from contaminated instruments or indirectly via the insufflation gas. Small animal models suggest that the incidence of wound metastasis is increased following conventional laparoscopic surgery, and that it may be decreased by gasless laparoscopy or helium insufflation. This evidence suggests that the development of port-site metastases depends not only on the physical redistribution of tumour cells but also on the specific insufflation gas used, possibly because of influences on local metabolic or immune factors acting at the wound site. CONCLUSION Further research in this area is urgent. Until the issue is better understood, patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for malignancy should be entered into clinical trials.
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- S J Neuhaus
- The University of Adelaide Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Australia
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- H W Taylor
- Department of Surgery, Whipps Cross Hospital, London, UK
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Yamaguchi K, Chijiiwa K, Saiki S, Shimizu S, Tsuneyoshi M, Tanaka M. Reliability of frozen section diagnosis of gallbladder tumor for detecting carcinoma and depth of its invasion. J Surg Oncol 1997. [PMID: 9209526 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199706)65:2%3c132::aid-jso11%3e3.0.co;2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND An accurate frozen section diagnosis is important when deciding the surgical strategy against a gallbladder tumor intraoperatively. Little has been reported on the accuracy of frozen section diagnosis of the gallbladder. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a total of 86 consecutive patients with gallbladder tumor, the accuracy of the frozen section diagnosis was examined. There were 32 patients with polypoid lesions and 54 with nonpolypoid tumors. RESULTS The frozen tissue diagnosis and final diagnosis were identical in 82 of the 86 cases, that is, benign in 65 and malignant in 17. The other four cases had different diagnoses, that is, conversion from benign to malignant in two and from malignant to benign in two. The overall accuracy of frozen diagnosis was 95.3% (97.0% for benign and 94.7% for malignant). In 32 polypoid lesions, the accuracy of frozen section diagnosis was 91% (93% for benign; 89% for malignant). In 54 nonpolypoid lesions, the accuracy of diagnosis was 98% (100% for benign; 93% for malignant). The diagnosis of depth of invasion was identical only in 7 (70%) of the 10 carcinoma cases examined, while it was diverse in the remaining 3, that is, conversion from adenocarcinoma invading the subserosa to that limiting to the mucosa in one, from carcinoma within the mucosa to that infiltrating the muscle coat in one, and from carcinoma affecting the muscle layer to that invading the subserosa in the other. Alterations of frozen section diagnosis about being benign or malignant and about the depth of invasion were encountered in seven patients, five of whom had a polypoid tumor. CONCLUSIONS The intraoperative frozen tissue diagnosis is fairly reliable as to whether lesions are malignant or benign; however, accuracy is low in patients with polypoid lesions of the gallbladder. Also, frozen section diagnosis does not reliably measure the depth of invasion of gallbladder carcinoma.
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- K Yamaguchi
- Department of Surgery I, Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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Yamaguchi K, Chijiiwa K, Saiki S, Shimizu S, Tsuneyoshi M, Tanaka M. Reliability of frozen section diagnosis of gallbladder tumor for detecting carcinoma and depth of its invasion. J Surg Oncol 1997; 65:132-6. [PMID: 9209526 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199706)65:2<132::aid-jso11>3.0.co;2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND An accurate frozen section diagnosis is important when deciding the surgical strategy against a gallbladder tumor intraoperatively. Little has been reported on the accuracy of frozen section diagnosis of the gallbladder. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a total of 86 consecutive patients with gallbladder tumor, the accuracy of the frozen section diagnosis was examined. There were 32 patients with polypoid lesions and 54 with nonpolypoid tumors. RESULTS The frozen tissue diagnosis and final diagnosis were identical in 82 of the 86 cases, that is, benign in 65 and malignant in 17. The other four cases had different diagnoses, that is, conversion from benign to malignant in two and from malignant to benign in two. The overall accuracy of frozen diagnosis was 95.3% (97.0% for benign and 94.7% for malignant). In 32 polypoid lesions, the accuracy of frozen section diagnosis was 91% (93% for benign; 89% for malignant). In 54 nonpolypoid lesions, the accuracy of diagnosis was 98% (100% for benign; 93% for malignant). The diagnosis of depth of invasion was identical only in 7 (70%) of the 10 carcinoma cases examined, while it was diverse in the remaining 3, that is, conversion from adenocarcinoma invading the subserosa to that limiting to the mucosa in one, from carcinoma within the mucosa to that infiltrating the muscle coat in one, and from carcinoma affecting the muscle layer to that invading the subserosa in the other. Alterations of frozen section diagnosis about being benign or malignant and about the depth of invasion were encountered in seven patients, five of whom had a polypoid tumor. CONCLUSIONS The intraoperative frozen tissue diagnosis is fairly reliable as to whether lesions are malignant or benign; however, accuracy is low in patients with polypoid lesions of the gallbladder. Also, frozen section diagnosis does not reliably measure the depth of invasion of gallbladder carcinoma.
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- K Yamaguchi
- Department of Surgery I, Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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