Primary sarcoma of the gallbladder

Abstract

The case of a 77-year-old woman with a primary sarcoma of the gallbladder is reported, and the literature on the subject is reviewed. The authors pointed out the poor prognosis of this cancer in spite of extended surgical resection or regional arterial chemotherapy. It is admitted that the rare situation allowing a reasonable chance of long-term survival occurs when the diagnosis of carcinoma is made at histologic examination of a gallbladder removed for what was called “simple lithiasis.”