[Adenoma of the gallbladder and its canceration: an analysis of 88 cases].
In this report, 88 cases of gallbladder adenoma collected from Chinese medical literature including the author's own 12 cases were analysed. Canceration was found in 17 (19.3%) cases. Risk factors included multiple and sessile adenoma, tubular adenoma, adenoma of more than 1 cm in diameter, and adenoma coexistent with gallstones. It is the authors' believe that any polypoid neoplasms of the gallbladder of more than 0.5 cm in diameter found by B-mode ultrasonography justify surgical exploration in order not to overlook a possible canceration.
Zhang
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Department of Pathology, Yichang Medical College.
Yin
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Zhu
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged