Author(s)

Eddy Oleko Ekuke^1*, Yassine Kdhissi¹, Fatoumata Djouldé Smith Diallo², Pierlesky Elion Ossibi¹, Hicham El Bouhadoutti¹, El Bachir Benjelloun¹, Ouadii Mouaqit¹, Benajah Dafr-Allah², Abdelmalek Ousadden¹, Khalid Mazaz¹, Khalid Ait Taleb¹

¹Department of Visceral Surgery, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.

Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) of the gallbladder are a rare entity with only 0.2% of all NET located in the gall bladder. Well-differentiated NETs occur at a relatively lower age group unlike other gallbladder tumors, whereas neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) occurs in an older category of patients. The aim of our study is to discuss the current level of evidence regarding this pathological entity by means of a rare case report on a neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gall bladder in a 63-year-old patient with a history of diabetes. Patient underwent cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. Pathology findings on surgical specimen came back for neuroendocrine tumour.

Neuroendocrine Tumors, Endocrine Carcinoma, Gall Bladder

Ekuke, E. , Kdhissi, Y. , Diallo, F. , Ossibi, P. , Bouhadoutti, H. , Benjelloun, E. , Mouaqit, O. , Dafr-Allah, B. , Ousadden, A. , Mazaz, K. and Taleb, K. (2017) Neuro Endocrine Tumor of the Gall Bladder: A Case Report. Surgical Science, 8, 422-427. doi: 10.4236/ss.2017.89046.