Squamous cell carcinoma of gallbladder: a case report

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Rabbani K, Ahbala T, Maaroufi FK, LammatH , Louzi A and Finech B

Gallbladder cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the biliary tract. The majority of cases are adenocarcinoma (AC). Pure squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of gallbladder accounts only 3% of the malignant neoplasm of this organ. Many patients are at advanced stage when diagnosed and have bad therapeutic efficacy. At present, radical surgery is the only chance to gain long-term survival for patients with early-stage gallbladder cancers. Recent reports have shown a benefit of adjuvant chemoradiation in this type of tumor. At present, no therapy is defined for unresectable cancer of the gallbladder, especially for SCC.

Presentation of Case: Here, we present a rarely seen case of gallbladder squamous cell carcinoma, whichwas diagnosed by pathological examination after the surgery
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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/23956429.ijcmpr202009897
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