Gallbladder adenocarcinoma
| Gallbladder adenocarcinoma | |
| ICD-10 | C23–C24 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 156 |
Template:Gallbladder adenocarcinoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
- Age
- Gallstones and gallbladder inflammation
- Family history
- Porcelain gallbladder
- Cigarette smoking and other chemicals
- Abnormalities of the pancreas and bile duct
- Gallbladder polyps
- Obesity
- Diet
- Race
- Typhoid
- Hormone replacement therapy
Diagnosis
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CT: Gallbladder adenocarcinoma -
CT: Gallbladder adenocarcinoma -
CT: Gallbladder adenocarcinoma -
CT: Gallbladder adenocarcinoma -
CT: Gallbladder adenocarcinoma
Case Example
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69 year old women with two month history of right upper quadrant pain . Large heterogenous, hypovascular liver mass which abuts an abnormal - appearing gallbladder -
Diagnostic considerations here would include, first, a locally invasive gallbladder adenocarcinoma and second, an occult colon carcinoma. -
Cholangiocarcinoma is considered less likely due to the lack of biliary obstruction. -
Adenopathies -
3.5 cm simple cyst associated with the upper pole of the right kidney.
Differential Diagnosis
Squamous cell gallbladder cancer
Squamous cell cancers develop from the skin-like cells that form the lining of the gallbladder, along with the gland cells. Doctors treat these cancers in the same way as adenocarcinomas.
Adenosquamous gallbladder cancer
Adenosquamous carcinomas are cancers that have both squamous cancer cells and glandular cancer cells. Your doctor may call this a 'mixed histology'. Doctors treat these cancers in the same way as adenocarcinomas.
Small cell cancer of the gallbladder
Small cell carcinomas are also called oat cell carcinomas. They are called this because the cancer cells are a distinctive oat shape.
Gallbladder sarcomas
Sarcoma is the name for a cancer that affects the supportive or protecting tissues of the body – also called the connective tissues. Muscles, blood vessels and nerves are all connective tissues. A cancer that begins in the muscle layer of the gallbladder is a sarcoma.
Histopathological Findings
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Gallbladder adenocarcinoma histopathology -
Gallbladder adenocarcinoma: Lymphatic invasion histopathology
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See Also
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