CLINICO - PATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF CARCINOMA GALL BLADDER

Clinico-pathological study of colorectal carcinoma.

INTRODUCTION Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) ranks as the fourth most frequent cancer in men (after lung, prostate and stomach cancer), and third in women (after cancers of breast and uterine cervix).Adenocarcinoma of the colon is the most common malignancy of the GI tract and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is also one of the most common cancers in Nepal. METHODS A descr...

Clinico-pathological aspects in hepatocellular carcinoma

Mocanu Elena, University Alley, 900437 Constanta, Romania e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common cancers and the age distribution of HCC patients has steadily increased because of the improved management of chronic liver diseases. The peak age of onset of hepatocellular carcinoma is continually increasing worlwide. This study aims to evaluate...

Small Cell Carcinoma of the Gall Bladder.

Small cell carcinoma of the gall bladder (SCCGB) is a rare condition, with only 53 prior cases reported in the world literature when our case was first diagnosed. Our patient was found to have limited stage disease and was treated with sequential laparoscopic cholecystectomy, etoposide/carboplatin chemotherapy followed by consolidating loco-regional radiation therapy. She is alive and well with...

Atypical Presentations of Gall Bladder Carcinoma

The incidence of gallbladder carcinoma is 1.2 cases per 100,000/ year and increases with age, particularly after the sixth decade of life. Ethnic background and geographical location are important factors in the incidence of this cancer. It is more common in Central and South America, Japan and North India. Risk factors include cholelithiasis, calcified gallbladder wall, adenomatous gallbladder...

Primary Carcinoma of the Gall-Bladder