Mucin-producing carcinoma of the gallbladder: imaging demonstration in four cases.
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.
Tian
Hui
H
Department of Radiology, Oita Medical University, Oita, Japan.
Matsumoto
Shunro
S
Takaki
Hajime
H
Kiyosue
Hiro
H
Komatsu
Eiji
E
Okino
Yuriko
Y
Mori
Hiromu
H
Miyake
Hidetoshi
H
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