Gallbladder Carcinoma

Question 1

what is gallbladder CA

Answer 1

Primary carcinoma of the gallbladder is rare and is nearly always a rapidly progressive disease with a mortality rate approaching 100%.

Question 2

what is associated with gallbladder CA

Answer 2

Associated with cholelithiasis in approximately 80% to 90% of patients

Question 3

Gallbladder carcinoma is more common….

Answer 3

Twice as common as cancer of the bile ducts, and occurs most frequently in women >60 years of age

Question 4

where does gallbladder carcinoma arise

Answer 4

Arises in the body of the gallbladder or rarely in the cystic duct

Tumor infiltrates the gallbladder locally or diffusely and causes a thickening and rigidity of the wall.

Question 5

is the adjacent liver invaded

Answer 5

Adjacent liver is often invaded by direct continuity, extending through tissue spaces, the ducts of Luschka, the lymph channels, or some combination of these.

Question 6

DD

Answer 6

Tumefactive sludge
Inflammatory wall thickening
Polyps
Metastases
Focal adenomyomatosis