title: Mucin-producing carcinoma of the gallbladder: imaging demonstration in four cases.
abstract: We report four cases of mucin-producing carcinoma of the gallbladder (three papillary adenocarcinomas and one mucinous carcinoma), with an emphasis on imaging features. Our findings suggest that when a papillary protrusion or thickened wall, including cystic areas and/or calcifications, is seen radiologically in the enlarged gallbladder, mucin-producing carcinoma of the gallbladder should be included in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oita Medical University, Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Shunro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: Hiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiyosue
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okino
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyake
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional