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Case Reports
. 2014 Dec;2(6):313-8.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.121. Epub 2014 Sep 4.

Melanoma of the gallbladder: appropriate surgical management and review of the literature

Demetris Christou  1 , Nicos Katodritis  2 , Marios P Decatris  3 , Angela Katodritou  4 , Ioannis Michaelides  5 , Nicolaos Nicolaou  1 , Michalis Kounoushis  1 , Panayiotis Hadjicostas  1
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Case Reports

Melanoma of the gallbladder: appropriate surgical management and review of the literature

Demetris Christou et al. Clin Case Rep. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

Melanomas of the gallbladder (GB) are extremely rare with a very poor prognosis. They feature in the literature as a few case reports and the method of their management is not clear. We report a case of patient with metastatic cutaneous melanoma to the GB, and our treatment suggestion.

Keywords: Gallbladder; melanoma; metastasis; surgery.

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Figure 1
CT abdomen showing the suspicious lesion in the gallbladder.
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Figure 2
MRI/MRCP confirming the suspicious intraluminal lesion.
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Figure 3
Open cholecystectomy and wedge liver resection.
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Figure 4
H&E of the specimen.
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Figure 5
Positivity for HMB45 and MelanA confirming gallbladder melanoma.
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