Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis mimicking carcinoma of the gallbladder: CT findings

• Published in: Journal of computer assisted tomography Vol. 8; no. 6; p. 1195
• Main Authors: Düber, C, Störkel, S, Wagner, P K, Müller, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.1984
• Subjects: Cholecystitis - diagnostic imaging; Cholecystitis - pathology; Cholelithiasis - pathology; Cholelithiasis - surgery; Diagnosis, Differential; Gallbladder Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Gallbladder Neoplasms - pathology; Gallbladder Neoplasms - surgery; Granuloma - diagnostic imaging; Granuloma - pathology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Xanthomatosis - diagnostic imaging; Xanthomatosis - pathology

The CT findings in a case of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis are reported. Irregular thickening of the gallbladder wall and poorly defined borders of the underlying liver and the adjacent duodenum suggested a tumorous lesion.