Ertunç Altuntaş1, Cengiz Koçak2, Zülfü Bayhan3, Sezgin Zeren3, Faik Yaylak3

1Clinic of General Surgery, Evliya Çelebi Training and Research Hospital, Kütahya, Turkey
2Department of Pathology, Dumlupınar University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Turkey
3Department of General Surgery, Dumlupınar University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Turkey

Abstract

Cholecystectomy is a common surgical procedure for various indications. Preoperative imaging is the main stay in the management of the patients. Routine and/or selective histopathological examination of the cholecystectomy materials have been discussed previously. However, incidental findings may be only observed with routine histopathological examination. Here, we report an incidental gallbladder signet cell carcinoma in a 66 years old patient. This case underlines the importance of routine histopathological examination after cholecystectomy.

Keywords: Cholecystectomy, gallbladder, signet cell carcinoma


 

Peer Review

Externally peer-reviewed.

Author Contributions

Concept - C.K., E.A., Z.B.; Design - E.A., Z.B., S.Z.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - E.A., C.K., Z.B., S.Z., F.Y.; Literature Review - E.A., C.K., Z.B., S.Z., F.Y.; Writer - E.A., Z.B., S.Z.; Critical Review - F.Y.

Conflict of Interest

No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

Financial Disclosure

The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.