Gallbladder wall thickening secondary to focal lymphatic obstruction.
Gallbladder wall thickening (3 mm or greater) has been described as a sign of acute or chronic inflammatory disease of the gallbladder. However, gallbladder wall thickening is a nonspecific finding in contracted, postprandial gallbladders and in cases of hypoproteinemia, elevated portal venous pressure, congestive heart failure, multiple myeloma, and hepatitis. This report describes the case of a patient who had a markedly thickened gallbladder wall secondary to focal obstruction of gallbladder lymphatic drainage by malignant lymphoma in the portal lymph nodes.
D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography