title: Primary lymphoma of the gallbladder.
abstract: A case of primary lymphoma of the gallbladder is described which is rare in the medical literature. A 76 year old man presented with acute cholecystitis and septicaemia. Investigation showed a lung abscess and a gallbladder mass. The mass was thought to be an empyema and cholecystostomy was performed. Biopsy of the gallbladder wall showed high-grade B cell lymphoma. The patient unfortunately succumbed to overwhelming septicaemia in the postoperative period. Postmortem examination confirmed primary lymphoma of the gallbladder without dissemination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Whittington Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lazda
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology