Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis mimicking gallbladder cancer on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan

Abstract: The abnormal thickening of the gallbladder (GB) wall can be caused by a malignant condition like gallbladder carcinoma or by benign lesions such as chronic cholecystitis or xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC). Mural thickening is a common finding between them as fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) can be taken up by inflammatory cells also. Here, we present a patient with irregular thickening of the GB wall which was suspected to of GB carcinoma since FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan showed increased tracer uptake in the lesion. However, after surgery the histopathological report was suggestive of XGC.

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis mimicking gallbladder cancer on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan ; volume:20 ; number:01 ; year:2021 ; pages:93-95 ; World Journal of Nuclear Medicine ; 20, Heft 01 (2021), 93-95

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• Contributor: Gupta, Nitin ; Verma, Ritu ; Belho, Ethel ; Dhawan, Shashi

Further information

• DOI: 10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_118_20
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022051211563944657380
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.