1st University Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
1st University Oncology Department, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2022 Jul;5(7):e1549. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1549. Epub 2022 Jan 3.
Primary and secondary gallbladder melanomas are rare, and only 58 cases have been reported in scientific literature to date. This paper aimed to explore the role of minimally invasive surgery in the management of gallbladder metastatic melanomas.
Herein, we present the case of a 68-year-old man with metastatic gallbladder melanoma who was treated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Our case management was then compared with that of other cases reported in the literature.
Currently, metastatic melanomas can be considered as a potentially curable disease. Palliation of symptoms and fast recovery following minimally invasive procedures could be beneficial for these patients. Particularly, laparoscopic procedures appear to prolong the survival of gallbladder melanoma patients.
原发性和继发性胆囊黑色素瘤较为罕见,目前仅有 58 例相关病例在科学文献中报道。本文旨在探讨微创手术在胆囊转移性黑色素瘤治疗中的作用。
在此,我们报告了 1 例 68 岁男性胆囊转移性黑色素瘤患者,其接受了腹腔镜胆囊切除术治疗。随后,我们将该患者的病例管理与文献中报道的其他病例进行了比较。
目前,转移性黑色素瘤可被视为一种潜在可治愈的疾病。采用微创手段减轻症状并快速康复可能对这些患者有益。特别是,腹腔镜手术似乎延长了胆囊黑色素瘤患者的生存时间。