Gallbladder carcinoma in an achondroplastic boy

Eur J Pediatr Surg. 1995 Oct;5(5):313-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1066235.

Abstract

Carcinoma of the gallbladder in an extremely rare tumor in childhood. We have found only five cases in the literature. Most of them were associated with an ethnic group - The Navajo Indians - who are known to have high incidence of gallbladder disease. We report here on the exceptional presence of this type of tumor in a child, who also had achondroplasia. This, as far as we can determine, is the first such case ever reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Achondroplasia / complications*
  • Adenocarcinoma / complications*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Child
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / complications*
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male