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Neuroendocrine Tumor Of The Gallbladder, A Rare Incidental Finding, Alvaro Frometa, Yasna Chaudhary, Omar Ansari, Nigel Jagoo, Iqbal Kapadia

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Background: Neuroendocrine tumors are a rare finding in the gallbladder. The incidence of this entity in the gallbladder is roughly 1.13 cases per 100,000 in the US, with a steady increase in the last decade. Gallbladder neuroendocrine tumors are generally asymptomatic; the majority of cases have been reported as incidental findings in specimens, resected due to secondary symptomatology, such as chronic cholecystitis. Treatment strategies are limited, in part due to the often advanced stage in which this disease presents. Furthermore, there is a restricted utility of diagnostic tools for early detection; these factors contribute to the poor prognosis of this …