A Case of Simultaneous Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis and Carcinoma of the Gallbladder

Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a rare inflammatory disease of the gallbladder. Not only does XGC occasionally present as a mass formation with adjacent organ invasion like a malignant neoplasm, it can also infrequently be associated with gallbladder cancer. In the situation, it is diffic...

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Autores principales: Lee, Hyo Sup, Joo, Kwang Ro, Kim, Do Ha, Park, Neung Hwa, Jeong, Yoong Ki, Suh, Jae Hee, Nam, Chang Woo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2003
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4531600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12760270
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2003.18.1.53
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Sumario:Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a rare inflammatory disease of the gallbladder. Not only does XGC occasionally present as a mass formation with adjacent organ invasion like a malignant neoplasm, it can also infrequently be associated with gallbladder cancer. In the situation, it is difficult to make a differential diagnosis between the diseases. Here, we describe a case of a simultaneous XGC and a carcinoma of the gallbladder in a 61-year-old woman. To the best of our knowledge, there are only a small number of reports on this combination of diseases.

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