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Liver Transplantation With Incidental Gallbladder Carcinoma in the Recipient Hepatectomy |
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| Authors: | W. Kennethwashburn W. Davidlewis Roger L. Jenkins |
| Affiliation: | 1. The Division of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.;2. Division of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, 110 Francis St. Suite 8 C, Boston, MA, 02215, USA, |
| Abstract: | Gallbladder carcinoma(GBCA) is the most common malignancy of the biliary tract1 and is oftenfound seredipitiously after cholecystectomy. We report the first two cases of incidental GBCA in thenative gallbladder of two liver transplant recipients. Both patients are 2.5 years following uneventfulorthotopiic liver transplantation(OLTx) with no evidence of recurrent disease. Pathology of bothrecipients was early and favorable. Neither patient received any further therapy. Given the incidenceof GBCA and the evolution of OLTx we would anticipate this finding to be more prevalent. |
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