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Gallbladder melanoma

MedGen UID:
232225
•Concept ID:
C1333749
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: gall bladder melanoma; gall bladder melanoma (disease); Gallbladder Malignant Melanoma; gallbladder malignant melanoma; Gallbladder Melanoma; gallbladder melanoma; Malignant Melanoma of Gallbladder; malignant melanoma of gallbladder; Malignant Melanoma of the Gallbladder; malignant melanoma of the gallbladder; melanoma (disease) of gall bladder; Melanoma of Gallbladder; melanoma of gallbladder; Melanoma of the Gallbladder; melanoma of the gallbladder
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004484

Definition

A melanoma that arises from the gallbladder. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGallbladder melanoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wogonin and its analogs for the prevention and treatment of cancer: A systematic review.
Banik K, Khatoon E, Harsha C, Rana V, Parama D, Thakur KK, Bishayee A, Kunnumakkara AB
Phytother Res 2022 May;36(5):1854-1883. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1002/ptr.7386. PMID: 35102626
Surgical management of suspected gallbladder cancer: The role of intraoperative frozen section for diagnostic confirmation.
Chan BKY, Carrion-Alvarez L, Telfer R, Rehman AH, Bird N, Mann K, Jones RP, Malik HZ, Fenwick SW, Diaz-Nieto R
J Surg Oncol 2022 Mar;125(3):399-404. Epub 2021 Oct 24 doi: 10.1002/jso.26726. PMID: 34689332
Nivolumab: an investigational agent for the treatment of biliary tract cancer.
Di Federico A, Rizzo A, Ricci AD, Frega G, Palloni A, Tavolari S, Brandi G
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2021 Apr;30(4):325-332. Epub 2020 Dec 23 doi: 10.1080/13543784.2021.1863946. PMID: 33307866

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Curcumin molecular targets in obesity and obesity-related cancers.
Shehzad A, Khan S, Sup Lee Y
Future Oncol 2012 Feb;8(2):179-90. doi: 10.2217/fon.11.145. PMID: 22335582
Surgical management of melanoma of the gallbladder: a report of 13 cases and review of the literature.
Katz SC, Bowne WB, Wolchok JD, Busam KJ, Jaques DP, Coit DG
Am J Surg 2007 Apr;193(4):493-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.06.033. PMID: 17368297

Diagnosis

Primary gallbladder melanoma: A systematic review of literature.
Rehman S, Venna P, Davis S, Gopagoni R, Uttam R, Farrukh AM, Salehi M
Ann Diagn Pathol 2024 Feb;68:152244. Epub 2023 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2023.152244. PMID: 38103326
Role of minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of gallbladder metastatic melanoma. A review of the literature and a case report.
Bangeas PI, Bekiaridou A, Tsolakidis A, Efthymiadis KG, Drevelegkas K, Giakoustidis D, Giakoustidis A, Alexidis P, Papadopoulos VN
Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2022 Jul;5(7):e1549. Epub 2022 Jan 3 doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1549. PMID: 34981676Free PMC Article
Surgical management of melanoma of the gallbladder: a report of 13 cases and review of the literature.
Katz SC, Bowne WB, Wolchok JD, Busam KJ, Jaques DP, Coit DG
Am J Surg 2007 Apr;193(4):493-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.06.033. PMID: 17368297
Metastatic malignant melanoma of the gallbladder: a case report and review of the literature.
Guida M, Cramarossa A, Gentile A, Benvestito S, De Fazio M, Sanbiasi D, Crucitta E, De Lena M
Melanoma Res 2002 Dec;12(6):619-25. doi: 10.1097/00008390-200212000-00012. PMID: 12459652
Primary malignant melanoma of the gallbladder in dysplastic naevus syndrome.
Ricci R, Maggiano N, Martini M, Mulé AM, Pierconti F, Capelli A, Larocca LM
Virchows Arch 2001 Feb;438(2):159-65. doi: 10.1007/s004280000336. PMID: 11253118

Therapy

Curcumin molecular targets in obesity and obesity-related cancers.
Shehzad A, Khan S, Sup Lee Y
Future Oncol 2012 Feb;8(2):179-90. doi: 10.2217/fon.11.145. PMID: 22335582

Prognosis

Malignant melanoma of the gallbladder: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
Samplaski MK, Rosato EL, Witkiewicz AK, Mastrangelo MJ, Berger AC
J Gastrointest Surg 2008 Jun;12(6):1123-6. Epub 2007 Dec 1 doi: 10.1007/s11605-007-0432-4. PMID: 18060465
Metastatic malignant melanoma of the gallbladder: a case report and review of the literature.
Guida M, Cramarossa A, Gentile A, Benvestito S, De Fazio M, Sanbiasi D, Crucitta E, De Lena M
Melanoma Res 2002 Dec;12(6):619-25. doi: 10.1097/00008390-200212000-00012. PMID: 12459652
Gallbladder melanoma mimicking acute acalculous cholecystitis.
De Simone P, Mainente P, Bedin N
Surg Endosc 2000 Jun;14(6):593. Epub 2000 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s004640000125. PMID: 11265063
Melanoma of the gallbladder: a review of cases seen at Duke University Medical Center.
Dong XD, DeMatos P, Prieto VG, Seigler HF
Cancer 1999 Jan 1;85(1):32-9. PMID: 9921971

Clinical prediction guides

Gallbladder melanoma mimicking acute acalculous cholecystitis.
De Simone P, Mainente P, Bedin N
Surg Endosc 2000 Jun;14(6):593. Epub 2000 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s004640000125. PMID: 11265063

Recent systematic reviews

Primary gallbladder melanoma: A systematic review of literature.
Rehman S, Venna P, Davis S, Gopagoni R, Uttam R, Farrukh AM, Salehi M
Ann Diagn Pathol 2024 Feb;68:152244. Epub 2023 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2023.152244. PMID: 38103326

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