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==Cellular Classification== | |||
The histologic types of gallbladder cancer include the following.<ref>Gallbladder. In: American Joint Committee on Cancer.: AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 6th ed. New York, NY: Springer, 2002, pp 139-44.</ref> Some histologic types have a better prognosis than others; papillary carcinomas have the best prognosis. | |||
* Carcinoma in situ. | |||
* Adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified (NOS). | |||
* Papillary carcinoma. | |||
* Adenocarcinoma, intestinal type. | |||
* Mucinous carcinoma. | |||
* Clear cell adenocarcinoma. | |||
* Signet-ring cell carcinoma. | |||
* Adenosquamous carcinoma. | |||
* Squamous cell carcinoma. | |||
* Small cell (oat cell) carcinoma.(Grade 4 by definition) | |||
* Undifferentiated carcinoma.(Grade 4 by definition) | |||
* Carcinoma, NOS. | |||
* Carcinosarcoma. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
- The most common type is gallbladder adenocarcinoma
- Then there is information on rare types of gallbladder cancer
- Squamous cell cancer of the gallbladder
- Adenosquamous carcinoma of the gallbladder
- Small cell carcinoma of the gallbladder
- Sarcoma of the gallbladder
- Neuroendocrine tumour of the gallbladder
- Lymphoma and melanoma of the gallbladder
Cellular Classification
The histologic types of gallbladder cancer include the following.[1] Some histologic types have a better prognosis than others; papillary carcinomas have the best prognosis.
- Carcinoma in situ.
- Adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified (NOS).
- Papillary carcinoma.
- Adenocarcinoma, intestinal type.
- Mucinous carcinoma.
- Clear cell adenocarcinoma.
- Signet-ring cell carcinoma.
- Adenosquamous carcinoma.
- Squamous cell carcinoma.
- Small cell (oat cell) carcinoma.(Grade 4 by definition)
- Undifferentiated carcinoma.(Grade 4 by definition)
- Carcinoma, NOS.
- Carcinosarcoma.
References
- ↑ Gallbladder. In: American Joint Committee on Cancer.: AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 6th ed. New York, NY: Springer, 2002, pp 139-44.