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Gallbladder cancer CT
Introduction
Overview
Overview
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer. Findings on CT scan suggestive of gallbladder cancer include invasion of liver and lymphadenopathy, polyps, and mass replacing gallbladder.
CT scan
CT scan
Abdominal CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma. Findings on CT scan suggestive of gallbladder carcinoma include:[1][2]
- Polypoid mass within the gallbladder
- Thickening of the gallbladder wall
- A mass replacing the gallbladder
- Staging
- Invasion to adjacent tissues such as liver, lymph nodes and other organs
References
References
- ↑ Deshmukh SD, Johnson PT, Sheth S, Hruban R, Fishman EK (2013). “CT of gallbladder cancer and its mimics: a pattern-based approach”. Abdom Imaging. 38 (3): 527–36. doi:10.1007/s00261-012-9907-1. PMID 22581235.
- ↑ Vijayakumar A, Vijayakumar A, Patil V, Mallikarjuna MN, Shivaswamy BS (2013). “Early diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma: an algorithm approach”. ISRN Radiol. 2013: 239424. doi:10.5402/2013/239424. PMC 4045520. PMID 24959553.
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