Abstract

Introduction: squamous cell carcinomas primarily arising from the gallbladder are rare. tumors are usually discovered in an advanced stage and adjuvant modalities are ineffective, leading to a dismal prognosis. Although surgery is potentially curative, very few patients present with resectable disease. case report: A 65-year-old female was admitted for an intraabdominal mass which on preoperative imaging originated from the gallbladder. Laparotomy revealed a huge gallbladder tumor invading the adjacent gastric antrum and the transverse colon. cholecystectomy with en bloc hepatic segmentectomy, antrectomy, transverse colectomy and lymphadenectomy was performed. Histopathologic examination revealed squamous cell carcinoma originating from the gallbladder. Patient remains disease free 10 years after the operation. conclusion: surgery remains as the only potentially curative therapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma. Anthony Relucio Perez1, Mary Ellen Chiong Perez2 Affiliations: 1MD, MHA, FACS, FPCS, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University of the Philippines College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines; 2MD, Clinic Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of the Philippines College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines. Corresponding Author: Anthony Relucio Perez, MD, MHA, UP-PGH Medical Center Department of Surgery, Taft Avenue, Manila, Philippines, 1000; Email: tonyperez92@yahoo.com Received: 04 February 2016 Accepted: 17 March 2016 Published: 06 April 2016

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