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==[[Gallbladder adenocarcinoma overview|Overview]]==
==[[Gallbladder adenocarcinoma overview|Overview]]==


==Demographics==
==[[Gallbladder adenocarcinoma epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==
 
Gallbladder adenocarcinoma predominantly affects older persons with long-standing [[cholecystolithiasis]].


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==

Revision as of 19:15, 17 January 2012

Gallbladder adenocarcinoma
ICD-10 C23–C24
ICD-9 156

Template:Gallbladder adenocarcinoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

  • Age
  • Gallstones and gallbladder inflammation
  • Family history
  • Porcelain gallbladder
  • Cigarette smoking and other chemicals
  • Abnormalities of the pancreas and bile duct
  • Gallbladder polyps
  • Obesity
  • Diet
  • Race
  • Typhoid
  • Hormone replacement therapy

Diagnosis

Case Example

Differential Diagnosis

Squamous cell gallbladder cancer

Squamous cell cancers develop from the skin-like cells that form the lining of the gallbladder, along with the gland cells. Doctors treat these cancers in the same way as adenocarcinomas.

Adenosquamous gallbladder cancer

Adenosquamous carcinomas are cancers that have both squamous cancer cells and glandular cancer cells. Your doctor may call this a 'mixed histology'. Doctors treat these cancers in the same way as adenocarcinomas.

Small cell cancer of the gallbladder

Small cell carcinomas are also called oat cell carcinomas. They are called this because the cancer cells are a distinctive oat shape.

Gallbladder sarcomas

Sarcoma is the name for a cancer that affects the supportive or protecting tissues of the body – also called the connective tissues. Muscles, blood vessels and nerves are all connective tissues. A cancer that begins in the muscle layer of the gallbladder is a sarcoma.

Histopathological Findings

See Also

Additional Resources

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