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ArticleSurgical case reports2022

Synchronous gallbladder metastasis originating from residual gastric cancer: a case report and the review of literature.

Ami Kawamoto, Koichi Kimura, Kosuke Hirose, Takuma Izumi, Daisuke Taniguchi, Hiroko Yano, Yuichiro Kajiwara, Ryosuke Minagawa, Kazuhito Minami, Yumi Oshiro and 1 more

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Ami KawamotoDepartment of Surgery, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan.
Koichi KimuraDepartment of Surgery, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan. cubicseal@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4116-4135
Kosuke HiroseDepartment of Surgery, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan.
Takuma IzumiDepartment of Surgery, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan.
Daisuke TaniguchiDepartment of Surgery, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan.
Hiroko YanoDepartment of Surgery, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan.
Yuichiro KajiwaraDepartment of Surgery, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan.
Ryosuke MinagawaDepartment of Surgery, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan.
Kazuhito MinamiDepartment of Surgery, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan.
Yumi OshiroDepartment of Pathology, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan.
Takashi NishizakiDepartment of Surgery, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundGastric cancer rarely metastasizes to the gallbladder. Furthermore, there has never been a case report of simultaneous gallbladder metastasis from residual gastric cancer. Here, we report a case of synchronous gallbladder metastasis originating from a residual gastric cancer. CASE PRESENTATION: A 67-year-old man underwent a follow-up upper endoscopy 18 months after a partial gastrectomy for gastric cancer; an ulcerative lesion was found in the remnant stomach at the gastrojejunal anastomosis. A biopsy revealed gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC). A full-body examination revealed no abnormalities other than gallstones in the gallbladder. With a diagnosis of residual gastric cancer (cT2N0M0 cStage I), the patient underwent open total gastrectomy and cholecystectomy. Macroscopic findings of the resected specimen revealed thickening of the gallbladder wall; however, no obvious neoplastic lesions were found on the mucosal surface of the gallbladder. The pathological findings showed that the SRCC had invaded the submucosa of the gastrojejunostomy site with a high degree of lymphatic invasion and lymph node metastases. SRCCs were also found in the lymphatic vessels of the gallbladder wall. These findings suggested the possibility of gallbladder metastasis through lymphatic vessels. The patient and his family members refused postoperative chemotherapy. Ten months after the operation, the patient experienced respiratory failure due to lymphangitis carcinomatosa and died.

conclusionsAt present, it is difficult to determine whether resection of the gallbladder contributes to an improved prognosis of gastric cancer patients. However, reports in such cases demonstrate that gallbladder metastasis could be a poor predictor of prognosis for gastric cancer.

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GallbladderMetastasisResidual gastric cancerSignet-ring cell carcinoma

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PMCPMC9079201

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