Papamichail Michail, Dimitrokallis Nikolaos, Gogoulou Ioanna, Nomikos Alexandros, Ioannides Christos
1st Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
General Surgery, Asklipieio Voulas Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Cureus. 2022 Apr 4;14(4):e23799. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23799. eCollection 2022 Apr.
Primary lymphoma of the gallbladder (GB) is a rare condition, and very few cases have been reported so far. Diagnosis is usually made after surgery of suspicious GB mass, which is often difficult to differentiate from GB carcinoma. The GB wall does not contain lymphoid tissue, and tumors arise at the submucosal layer. Stone disease and chronic inflammation may contribute to its pathogenesis. Treatment consists of surgical resection followed by adjuvant therapy in selected cases. We present a case of an unusual, large-sized mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the GB.
原发性胆囊淋巴瘤是一种罕见疾病，迄今为止报道的病例很少。诊断通常在对可疑的胆囊肿物进行手术后做出，而这往往难以与胆囊癌相鉴别。胆囊壁不含淋巴组织，肿瘤起源于黏膜下层。结石病和慢性炎症可能与发病机制有关。治疗包括手术切除，部分病例术后还需辅助治疗。我们报告一例罕见的、巨大的胆囊黏膜相关淋巴组织（MALT）淋巴瘤病例。
