Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis （XGC） is a destructive inflammatory disease of the gallbladder, rarely involving adjacent organs and mimicking an advanced gallbladder carcinoma. The diagnosis is usually possible o...Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis （XGC） is a destructive inflammatory disease of the gallbladder, rarely involving adjacent organs and mimicking an advanced gallbladder carcinoma. The diagnosis is usually possible only after pathological examination. A 46 year-old woman was referred to our center for suspected gallbladder cancer involving the liver hilum, right liver lobe, right colonic flexure, and duodenum. Brushing cytology obtained by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography （ERC） showed high-grade dysplasia. The patient underwent an en-bloc resection of the mass, consisting of right Iobectomy, right hemicolectomy, and a partial duodenal resection. Pathological examination unexpectedly revealed an XGC. Only six cases of extended surgical resections for XGC with direct involvement of adjacent organs have been reported so far. In these cases, given the possible coexistence of XGC with carcinoma, malignancy cannot be excluded, even after cytology and intraoperative frozen section investigation. In conclusion, due to the poor prognosis of gallbladder carcinoma on one side and possible complications deriving from highly aggressive inflammatory invasion of surrounding organs on the other side, it seems these cases should be treated as malignant tumors until proven otherwise. Clinicians should include XGC among the possible differential diagnoses of masses in liver hilum.展开更多
In the current issue, Panaro et al presented a retro- spective single-center study on 411 hepatectomies for benign and malignant liver tumors. After exclusion of hilar cholangiocarcinomas and hepatectomies with simult...In the current issue, Panaro et al presented a retro- spective single-center study on 411 hepatectomies for benign and malignant liver tumors. After exclusion of hilar cholangiocarcinomas and hepatectomies with simultaneous biliary or pancreatic resection, risk factors for postoperative bile leakage were analyzed. Progress in preoperative assessment （e.g. modern imaging studies, liver function tests）, liver preconditioning （e.g. portal vein embolization）, improving perioperative care, and advances in surgical techniques （e.g. two stage hepatec- tomies, liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy） enable curative resections even for advanced hepatic malignancies with reasonable mortality rates and constantly improving oncological outcomes.展开更多
文摘Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis （XGC） is a destructive inflammatory disease of the gallbladder, rarely involving adjacent organs and mimicking an advanced gallbladder carcinoma. The diagnosis is usually possible only after pathological examination. A 46 year-old woman was referred to our center for suspected gallbladder cancer involving the liver hilum, right liver lobe, right colonic flexure, and duodenum. Brushing cytology obtained by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography （ERC） showed high-grade dysplasia. The patient underwent an en-bloc resection of the mass, consisting of right Iobectomy, right hemicolectomy, and a partial duodenal resection. Pathological examination unexpectedly revealed an XGC. Only six cases of extended surgical resections for XGC with direct involvement of adjacent organs have been reported so far. In these cases, given the possible coexistence of XGC with carcinoma, malignancy cannot be excluded, even after cytology and intraoperative frozen section investigation. In conclusion, due to the poor prognosis of gallbladder carcinoma on one side and possible complications deriving from highly aggressive inflammatory invasion of surrounding organs on the other side, it seems these cases should be treated as malignant tumors until proven otherwise. Clinicians should include XGC among the possible differential diagnoses of masses in liver hilum.
文摘In the current issue, Panaro et al presented a retro- spective single-center study on 411 hepatectomies for benign and malignant liver tumors. After exclusion of hilar cholangiocarcinomas and hepatectomies with simultaneous biliary or pancreatic resection, risk factors for postoperative bile leakage were analyzed. Progress in preoperative assessment （e.g. modern imaging studies, liver function tests）, liver preconditioning （e.g. portal vein embolization）, improving perioperative care, and advances in surgical techniques （e.g. two stage hepatec- tomies, liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy） enable curative resections even for advanced hepatic malignancies with reasonable mortality rates and constantly improving oncological outcomes.
