SMALL-CELL CARCINOMA OF GALLBLADDER - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma has been reported from multiple si tes, including the gallbladder, Small cell carcinoma of the gallbladde r is a very rare tumor, found usually in elderly women and associated with cholelithiasis. It carries a grave prognosis, metastasizing early and causing death shortly after diagnosis, Treatment of metastatic di sease with two different chemotherapeutic regimens has been shown to i mprove survival, To the best of our knowledge, this tumor has not been previously reported in a black individual, or in any subject less tha n 49 yr or more than 79 yr old, We report two cases: one Is the first black and youngest reported case, The second is the oldest person repo rted with this rare malignancy, Radiological studies such as ultrasoun d and CT scan were useful in evaluating tumor spread and follow-up.