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*The most common type is [[gallbladder adenocarcinoma]] | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
- The most common type is gallbladder adenocarcinoma
Classification
- The most common type is gallbladder adenocarcinoma
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.