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Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis

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

Overview

Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a rare form of gallbladder disease which mimics gallbladder cancer although it is not cancerous. It was first discovered and reported in the medical literature in 1976 by J.J. McCoy, Jr., and colleagues.

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