Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Volume 2, Issue 1 pp. 77-84

Case Report of Interest

Multiple carcinoid tumors of the gallbladder and cystic duct

Toshimitsu Ishibashi,

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Toshimitsu Ishibashi

Department of Surgery and Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Hideo Nagai,

Hideo Nagai

Department of Surgery and Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Yoshikazu Yasuda,

Yoshikazu Yasuda

Department of Surgery and Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Kazuhiro Furuta,

Kazuhiro Furuta

Department of Surgery and Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

Department of Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Ken Saito,

Ken Saito

Department of Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Kyotaro Kanazawa,

Kyotaro Kanazawa

Department of Surgery and Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Toshimitsu Ishibashi,

Corresponding Author

Toshimitsu Ishibashi

Department of Surgery and Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Hideo Nagai,

Hideo Nagai

Department of Surgery and Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Yoshikazu Yasuda,

Yoshikazu Yasuda

Department of Surgery and Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Kazuhiro Furuta,

Kazuhiro Furuta

Department of Surgery and Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

Department of Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Ken Saito,

Ken Saito

Department of Pathology, Jichi Medical School, 329-04 Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan

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Kyotaro Kanazawa,

Kyotaro Kanazawa

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First published: 01 March 1995

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02348293

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Abstract

A very rare case of multiple carcinoid tumors of the gallbladder and cystic duct is reported in a 77-year-old woman. Cholecystectomy and resection of the common bile duct, with regional lymph node dissection, were performed. The tumors consisted of a large mass (30×20×15mm) in the neck of the gallbladder and three small lesions in the cystic duct. Histologically, the tumor cells were arranged in solid nests, and showed many mitoses. Histochemical studies revealed argyrophilic and argentaffinic staining. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for serotonin, chromogranin A, Leu 7, synaptophysin, and neuron-specific enolase. Thus, the present case was diagnosed as midguttype carcinoids.

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