Case Report
Year: 2021 | Month: June | Volume: 11 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 326-328
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210648
Mucinous Carcinoma of Gall Bladder – A Rare Case Report
Nanda Patil1, Vaidehi Nagar2
1Professor, Department of Pathology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad.
2Tutor, Department of Pathology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad.
Corresponding Author: Vaidehi Nagar
ABSTRACT
Background: Mucinous carcinoma of the gall bladder is a very rare type of gall bladder carcinoma. It is characterized by production of extracellular mucin >50% of tumour volume.
Case Report: We report a case of primary mucinous carcinoma of gall bladder in a 60-year-old female patient who was diagnosed clinically as acute cholecystitis. Histopathological examination gave the definitive diagnosis in this case.
Conclusion: Mucinous carcinoma of gall bladder exhibit significant clinicopathological difference from conventional adenocarcinoma of gall bladder and display aggressive clinical behaviour.
Key words: Mucinous Carcinoma, Gall Bladder, Primary.