Inguinal Lymphadenopathy in Carcinoma Gall Bladder: An Unusual Site of Metastasis
Published: 2020-01-23
Page: 159-162
Issue: 2019 - Volume 2 [Issue 2]
Ajas Ibrahim
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.
Debanjan Sikdar
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.
Sagar N Raut
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.
Jaydeep Jain
Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.
Sweety Gupta *
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.
Amit Gupta
Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.
Prashant Joshi
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.
Manoj Gupta
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Gall bladder cancer carries a dismal prognosis especially in advanced cases. Common sites of metastases include liver, lung and unusual sites have also been reported like orbit, cutaneous, adrenal, kidney, breast and thyroid. 66 years female diagnosed case of metastatic carcinoma gall bladder presented with bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy. Cytology aspirate from inguinal node reported metastatic adenocarcinoma. Inguinal node metastases from gall bladder cancer is very rare and few case reports have been published. We present a case of a woman with advanced cancer of the gall bladder, who presented with bilateral inguinal metastases.
Keywords: Gall bladder, inguinal node, metastases.