Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma of Gallbladder: A Case Report

Wang B, Wu C, Ling Q and Gong Z

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China
Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China
These authors contributed equally to this work

^*Correspondance to: Qi Ling 

 PDF  Full Text Case Report | Open Access

Abstract:

Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma (HAC) is a specific extrahepatic cancer presenting Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) characteristics. Diagnosis of HAC is difficult since clinical manifestations and examination results are highly similar to HCC. HAC has been rarely reported in case reports, and most frequently occurs in stomach. Here we reported a 42-year-old man who presented with right upper abdomen pain and occasionally nausea. He was firstly diagnosed as gallbladder cancer based on the imaging and laboratory results. Radical gallbladder cancer resection was preformed, however, the pathology demonstrated moderately-poorly differentiated gallbladder adenocarcinoma, with hepatoid adenocarcinoma differentiation. Finally, he was diagnosed as HAC of gallbladder.

Keywords:

Cite the Article:

Wang B, Wu C, Ling Q, Gong Z. Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma of Gallbladder: A Case Report. Clin Oncol. 2024;9:2080..