Cholescintigraphy: gallbladder nonvisualization secondary to neoplasm.
Whereas the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis is characterized by nonvisualization of the gallbladder with Tc-99m iminodiacetic acid derivatives, nonvisualization is not specific for acute cholecystitis. The first reported case of nonvisualization of the gallbladder due to neoplasm is added to an expanding list of causes of nonvisualization other than the more frequent causes: acute and chronic cholecystitis.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013667:Technetium; C003693:technetium Tc 99m PIPIDA