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Primary spindle cell sarcoma of the gallbladder is a rare condition.
Primary spindle cell sarcoma of the gallbladder is a rare condition that requires careful differential diagnosis and consideration of aggressive surgical approaches based on risk-benefit balance.
High recurrence risk after resection in rare gallbladder spindle cell sarcoma; leaves open optimal adjuvant strategies.
Introduction: Primary spindle cell sarcoma of the gallbladder is a rare condition. Patient concerns: A 67-year-old woman was admitted to a local hospital with a chief complaint of abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant for the past 2 months. Diagnosis and intervention: Surgical resection was performed following the diagnosis of primary gallbladder sarcoma with local hepatic metastasis. Histological examination confirmed a diagnosis of primary spindle cell sarcoma and hepatic metastasis with simultaneous cholecystolithiasis. Outcomes: Adjuvant chemoradiation therapy was not performed because the patient refused treatment. Three months after the surgery, a relapsed lesion was diagnosed. The patient underwent transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. Conclusions: The disease should be differentially diagnosed from gallbladder carcinoma or carcinosarcoma with hepatic metastasis. An aggressive surgical approach should be based on a balance between the risk of surgery and the outcome.
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