Poorly Differentiated Adenocarcinoma With Signet Ring Cells of the Gallbladder Producing a High Level of Alpha-fetoprotein: a Case Report

junya mita

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gallbladder Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: laparoscopic whole-layer cholecystectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05559229

oitaRCH

Details and patient eligibility

About

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) can become elevated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), yolk sac tumors and other malignant tumors of various organs. Herein, the investigator present a case of AFP-producing gallbladder carcinoma with signet ring cells successfully treated with laparoscopic whole-layer cholecystectomy.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

The study eligibility criteria for patient were as follows: AFP-producing gallbladder carcinoma (cT2aN0M0, cStage IIa, UICC 8th) or gallbladder metastasis from HCC.