Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis mimicking carcinoma of the gallbladder: CT findings.
The CT findings in a case of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis are reported. Irregular thickening of the gallbladder wall and poorly defined borders of the underlying liver and the adjacent duodenum suggested a tumorous lesion.
D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology