PRIMARY LYMPHOMA OF THE GALLBLADDER

Authors
FRIEDMAN EP LAZDA E GRANT D DAVIS J
Citation
Ep. Friedman et al., PRIMARY LYMPHOMA OF THE GALLBLADDER, Postgraduate medical journal, 69(813), 1993, pp. 585-587
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
69
Issue
813
Year of publication
1993
Pages
585 - 587
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1993)69:813<585:PLOTG>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A case of primary lymphoma of the gallbladder is described which is ra re in the medical literature. A 76 year old man presented with acute c holecystitis and septicaemia. Investigation showed a lung abscess and a gallbladder mass. The mass was thought to be an empyema and cholecys tostomy was performed. Biopsy of the gallbladder wall showed high-grad e B cell lymphoma. The patient unfortunately succumbed to overwhelming septicaemia in the postoperative period. Postmortem examination confi rmed primary lymphoma of the gallbladder without dissemination.