Papillary carcinoma with diffuse papillomatosis of gallbladder and cystic duct

• Published in: Annals of diagnostic pathology Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 140 - 144
• Main Authors: Kosemehmetoglu, Kemal, MD, Akpinar, Erhan, MD, Sokmensuer, Cenk, MD, Hamaloglu, Erhan, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2011
• Subjects: Bile Ducts - metabolism; Bile Ducts - pathology; Bile Ducts - surgery; Biliary Tract Neoplasms - metabolism; Biliary Tract Neoplasms - pathology; Biliary Tract Neoplasms - surgery; Carcinoma, Papillary - metabolism; Carcinoma, Papillary - pathology; Carcinoma, Papillary - surgery; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 - metabolism; Cystic Duct - metabolism; Cystic Duct - pathology; Cystic Duct - surgery; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gallbladder; Gallbladder - metabolism; Gallbladder - pathology; Gallbladder - surgery; Hepatic Duct, Common - metabolism; Hepatic Duct, Common - pathology; Hepatic Duct, Common - surgery; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Ki-67 Antigen - metabolism; Ki67; MDM2; Middle Aged; p21; p53; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Papillary carcinoma; Papilloma - metabolism; Papilloma - pathology; Papilloma - surgery; Papillomatosis; Pathology; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2 - metabolism; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 - metabolism; Papillomatosis; Papillary carcinoma; MDM2; Gallbladder; Ki67; p21; p53

Abstract Biliary papillomatosis and papillary carcinoma are rare tumors of biliary tract; and because of their morphologic similarities, papillomatosis-papillary carcinoma sequel has been proposed. We report an unusual case of polypoid minimally invasive papillary carcinoma located at the junction b...