Skip to main content

Table 1 Summary of case reports of breast cancer metastatic to gallbladder.

From: Indications and recommended approach for surgical intervention of metastatic disease to the gallbladder

Author (year)

Age

Symptoms

Histology

Outcome

Beaver (1986) [34]

73

Cholecystitis

Lobular

NM

Rubin (1989) [43]

55

Biliary colic

Lobular

NM

Pappo (1991) [44]

NM

Obstructive jaundice

Lobular

Alive (16 months)

Crawford (1996) [35]

66

Cholecystitis

Ductal

Alive -1 year

Crawford (1996) [35]

57

Cholecystitis

Lobular

Died-3 years

Shah (2000) [38]

78

Bile peritonitis-necrotic gallbladder perforation

NM (description of Lobular)

Died-5 days

Boari (2005) [31]

81

Cholecystitis

Undifferentiated

Not mentioned

Doval (2006) [33]

NM

Cholecystitis

Lobular (signet)

Died 'few months'

Murguia (2006) [32]

62

Biliary

Ductal

Died 2 years-without recurrence

Zagouri (2007) [30]

59

Cholecystitis

Lobular

Alive (12 months)

Manouras (2008) [45]

46

Cholecystitis

 

Died- 1 year

Jones (2009) [37]

84

Acute abdomen-Ruptured gallbladder

Lobular

Alive (34 months follow up).

Present report (2010)

56

Cholecystitis

Ductal

Died 5 months

  1. All of the patients in this table are women. NM: not mentioned.