title: A case of simultaneous xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis and carcinoma of the gallbladder.
abstract: Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a rare inflammatory disease of the gallbladder. Not only does XGC occasionally present as a mass formation with adjacent organ invasion like a malignant neoplasm, it can also infrequently be associated with gallbladder cancer. In the situation, it is difficult to make a differential diagnosis between the diseases. Here, we describe a case of a simultaneous XGC and a carcinoma of the gallbladder in a 61-year-old woman. To the best of our knowledge, there are only a small number of reports on this combination of diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 290-3 Cheonha-dong, Dong-gu, Ulsan 682-060, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo Sup
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kwang Ro
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Do Ha
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Neung Hwa
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yoong Ki
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Jae Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Chang Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Nam
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*