title: Acute cholecystitis with a hemocholecyst as an unusual presentation of gallbladder cancer: report of a case.
abstract: Several atypical presentations of gallbladder carcinoma have been reported, but one of the rarest is intraluminal hemorrhage. We report a case of carcinoma of the gallbladder disclosed by an emergency cholecystectomy, performed for acute cholecystitis caused by a hemocholecyst. The diagnostic approaches and characteristics of a hemocholecyst associated with carcinoma of the gallbladder are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103-8896, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DeLaRosa
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hoyt
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coimbra
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006431:Hemobilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler