Chronic gallbladder wall thickening: Is it always malignancy?
SA Journal of Radiology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Chronic gallbladder wall thickening: Is it always malignancy? | |
| Creator | Reghunath, Anjuna Kushvaha, Suchana Ghasi, Rohini G. Khanna, Geetika Surana, Apurva | |
| Description | Gallbladder wall thickening, associated with features like perforation, fistula formation and invasion of adjacent organs, is often assumed to be malignant. Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) causes gallbladder wall thickening with similar aggressive features and closely mimics gallbladder carcinoma clinically, radiologically and surgically. Differentiating between these two is crucial for management as misdiagnosis of gallbladder cancer can lead to unnecessary radical surgery. We report a case of chronic gallbladder wall thickening, initially suspected to be malignant, but subsequently diagnosed as XGC. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2020-05-18 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajr.v24i1.1844 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 24, No 1 (2020); 5 pages 2078-6778 1027-202X | |
| Language | eng | |
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