Primary Sarcoma of the Gallbladder—report of Three Cases—*

Abstract

Three cases of primary sarcoma of the gallbladder are reported. They consist of autopsy cases of leiomyoearcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma and surgery case of reticulum cell sarcoma, one of which was complicated with cholelithiasls.The number of sarcomas of the gallbladder reported in Japan adding our three cases totalled 14 cases, and 93 cases were reviewed from the world Uterature. The histological types, morphogenesis, relation to cholellthiasis, distribution of age and sex were discussed. ACTA PATH.

Ultrasonic Diagnosis of Primary Sarcoma of the Gallbladder

“…4 Yasuma and Yanaka in a review of the literature up to 1971 found 93 cases of primary sarcoma of the gallbladder and added three personal cases.5 Since then, eight more cases have been -lo The spindle cell is the most common type of gallbladder ~a r c o m a .~ Only eight cases of leiomyosarcoma of the gallbladder have been described. '~~ The average age of patients with sarcoma of the gallbladder is less than that of patients with carcinoma; approximately 56 years for sarcoma and 70 years for c a r~i n o m a .~ Sarcoma of the gallbladder is more common in females than in males by a ratio of 5 to l. 5 The incidence of gallstones is similar in patients with sarcoma and carcinoma of the gallbladder (approximately 80%.5,11).…”

Successful management of a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the gallbladder by chemotherapy: a case report

“…However, primary locations of the gallbladder are exceedingly rare. Literature reveals that secondary involvement of the gallbladder by NHL is not uncommon [1][2][3][4], while primary involvement is extremely rare [5,6]. The origin of gallbladder lymphoma is controversial.…”

An Unusual Case of Primary Extranodal Lymphoma of the Gallbladder

“…Yasuma et al . 7 reviewed 93 cases of primary sarcoma of the gallbladder. Eight of these were NHL (4 lymphocytic lymphomas and 4 reticulum cell lymphomas, respectively).…”