CARCINOID-TUMOR OF THE GALLBLADDER - REPORT OF A CASE

We report herein the rare case of a 40-year-old woman with a 10-year h istory of dull abdominal pain, in whom a carcinoid tumor of the gallbl adder was confirmed by postoperative histological findings. A review o f the world literature revealed that only 22 other such cases have bee n documented, all of which were diagnosed by incidental findings at th e time of surgery or at post mortem. Although these patients may prese nt with liver metastasis, rarely do they manifest with features of a c arcinoid syndrome. The rarity of this entity prompted us to present ou r patient's case report, followed by a brief review of the literature on the previous 22 cases.