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* [[Adenocarcinoma]], not otherwise specified (NOS) | * [[Adenocarcinoma]], not otherwise specified (NOS) | ||
* Papillary carcinoma | * Papillary carcinoma | ||
* Adenocarcinoma]], intestinal type | * [[Adenocarcinoma]], intestinal type | ||
* Mucinous carcinoma | * Mucinous carcinoma | ||
* Clear cell adenocarcinoma | * Clear cell adenocarcinoma | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Gallbladder cancer may be classified according to histology findings into various subtypes.
Classification
The histologic types of gallbladder cancer include the following.[1]
- The most common type is gallbladder adenocarcinoma
- 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.