Focal gallbladder wall thickening (differential)
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Focal gallbladder wall thickening is an imaging finding that includes both benign and malignant etiologies.
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cholestosescholecystoses - masses
- gallbladder polyps
- gallbladder carcinoma: look for infiltration into adjacent organs, metastases, lymphadenopathy, bile duct dilatation
- metastases to the gallbladder: rare
- cholecystitis (acute or chronic)
- gallbladder sludge (tumefactive sludge): if adherent to wall, may mimic mass
-<li>cholestoses<ul>-<li><a title="Cholesterolosis" href="/articles/adenomyomatosis">cholesterolosis</a></li>-<li><a title="Adenomyomatosis of gallbladder" href="/articles/adenomyomatosis-of-the-gallbladder">adenomyomatosis </a></li>- +<li>cholecystoses<ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/strawberry-gallbladder">cholesterolosis</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/adenomyomatosis-of-the-gallbladder">adenomyomatosis </a></li>
-<li><a title="Gallbladder carcinoma" href="/articles/gallbladder-adenocarcinoma">gallbladder carcinoma</a></li>-<li>metastases to the gallbladder</li>- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/gallbladder-adenocarcinoma">gallbladder carcinoma</a>: look for infiltration into adjacent organs, metastases, lymphadenopathy, bile duct dilatation</li>
- +<li>metastases to the gallbladder: rare</li>
-<a title="Acute cholecystitis" href="/articles/acute-cholecystitis">cholecystitis</a> (acute or chronic)</li>- +<a href="/articles/acute-cholecystitis">cholecystitis</a> (acute or chronic)</li>
-<a title="Gallbladder sludge" href="/articles/gallbladder-sludge">gallbladder sludge (tumefactive sludge)</a>: if adherent to wall, may mimic mass</li>- +<a href="/articles/gallbladder-sludge">gallbladder sludge (tumefactive sludge)</a>: if adherent to wall, may mimic mass</li>
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