Gallbladder cancer

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Gallbladder ~~malignancy~~cancer

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Gallbladder ~~malignancy~~cancer ~~(or~~ ~~gallbladder cancer~~) is relatively uncommon~~. The commonest histopathological type is~~ ~~carcinoma~~ compared to other hepatobiliary malignancies.

Pathology

Primary

gallbladder carcinoma
- gallbladder adenocarcinoma: most common ¹
- gallbladder squamous cell carcinoma
- gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma
gallbladder sarcoma: very rare ²
gallbladder lymphoma: extremely rare ³
- non-Hodgkin disease of the gallbladder

Secondary

metastases to the gallbladder: malignant melanoma is the ~~commonest~~most common primary

-<p><strong>Gallbladder malignancy</strong> (or <strong>gallbladder cancer</strong>) is relatively uncommon. The commonest histopathological type is <a href="/articles/gallbladder-carcinoma">carcinoma</a>.</p><h6>Primary</h6><ul>
+<p><strong>Gallbladder cancer </strong>is relatively uncommon compared to other hepatobiliary malignancies.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Primary</h5><ul>
~~-<li><a title="gallbladder squamous cell carcinoma" href="/articles/gallbladder-squamous-cell-carcinoma">gallbladder squamous cell carcinoma</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a title="gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma" href="/articles/gallbladder-neuroendocrine-carcinoma">gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma</a></li>~~
+<li><a href="/articles/gallbladder-squamous-cell-carcinoma">gallbladder squamous cell carcinoma</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/gallbladder-neuroendocrine-carcinoma">gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma</a></li>
~~-</ul><h6>Secondary</h6><ul><li>~~
~~-<a href="/articles/gallbladder-metastases">metastases to the gallbladder</a>: <a href="/articles/malignant-melanoma">malignant melanoma</a> is the commonest primary</li></ul>~~
+</ul><h5>Secondary</h5><ul><li>
+<a href="/articles/gallbladder-metastases">metastases to the gallbladder</a>: <a href="/articles/malignant-melanoma">malignant melanoma</a> is the most common primary</li></ul>

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1. Dwivedi A, Jain S, Dixit R. Gall Bladder Carcinoma: Aggressive Malignancy with Protean Loco-Regional and Distant Spread. World J Clin Cases. 2015;3(3):231-44. <a href="https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v3.i3.231">doi:10.12998/wjcc.v3.i3.231</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25789296">Pubmed</a>
3. Mani H, Climent F, Colomo L, Pittaluga S, Raffeld M, Jaffe E. Gall Bladder and Extrahepatic Bile Duct Lymphomas: Clinicopathological Observations and Biological Implications. Am J Surg Pathol. 2010;34(9):1277-86. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181e9bb8b">doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181e9bb8b</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20679881">Pubmed</a>
1. Dwivedi AN, Jain S, Dixit R. Gall bladder carcinoma: Aggressive malignancy with protean loco-regional and distant spread. (2015) World journal of clinical cases. 3 (3): 231-44. <a href="https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v3.i3.231">doi:10.12998/wjcc.v3.i3.231</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25789296">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
3. Mani H, Climent F, Colomo L, Pittaluga S, Raffeld M, Jaffe ES. Gall bladder and extrahepatic bile duct lymphomas: clinicopathological observations and biological implications. (2010) The American journal of surgical pathology. 34 (9): 1277-86. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181e9bb8b">doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181e9bb8b</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20679881">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>

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