title: Cholescintigraphy in cholecystic cancer.
abstract: Two case reports of nonvisualization of the gallbladder by hepatobiliary scintigraphy in patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder are described. A hypothesis regarding the pathogenesis of gallbladder nonvisualization in cholecystic cancer is offered. The possible clinical utility of hepatobiliary scintigraphy in these patients is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013667:Technetium; C003693:technetium Tc 99m PIPIDA; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin