An Extremely Late-stage Lung Relapse Case of Advanced Gall Bladder Carcinoma

Key Points

• To report a case of late-stage lung relapse in a patient with a history of gall bladder carcinoma.
• Case report of an 87-year-old male with a history of gall bladder carcinoma.
• CT scan identified a 19mm pulmonary nodule with cavitation in the right lower lung lobe.
• Surgical resection of the right lower lobe performed after observation and rapid nodule enlargement.
• Pathological examination confirmed lymph node metastasis and lymphatic spread of adenocarcinoma. The tissue was analyzed immunohistochemically.
• Initial CT and PET scans indicated a malignancy in the lung.
• Post-surgery pathological examination revealed adenocarcinoma with lymphatic spread.
• Immunohistochemical findings matched those of the original gall bladder carcinoma tissue.