Long-term survival was achieved through multidisciplinary treatment of a patient with gallbladder carcinosarcoma accompanied by KRAS mutation: a case report and literature review
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder (CSGB) is an extremely rare subtype of primary gallbladder malignancy, which with a high rate of preoperative misdiagnosis due to its nonspecific clinical symptoms and imaging findings, as well as a high rate of recurrence within a short period of time after surgery, resulting in a very poor prognosis. Through a search of the medical literature, we found that there are few reports of CSGB receiving comprehensive treatments and achieving relatively good outcomes. Here, we report a rare case of CSGB with KRAS G12V mutation that achieved survival time of 32 months after receiving a combination of treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy, and we conducted a literature review for the disease with the aim of raising awareness of the disease.
Source: Frontiers in Oncology
Authors: Yedan Liao, Junbo Lai, Jilan Yang, Tingfeng Long, Xi Wu, Dan Luo, Jin Tan, Ke Zhang, Jiadai Tang, Lin Xie
Institutions: Kunming Medical University, Peking University Cancer Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,801
OpenAlex ID: W4408885746