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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Causes

• Cancer that arises in the gallbladder is uncommon.
• Cholelithiasis is an associated finding in the majority of cases, but less than 1% of patients with cholelithiasis develop this cancer.