MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION:
A gallbladder 100x65x38mm. The mucosa is flat and wall thickness up to 12mm. The serosa is patchy. The lumen contains soft yellow greenish material.
MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION:
Sections show gallbladder which has acute inflammation extending through the gallbladder wall with areas of necrosis of the gallbladder wall. The mucosa is completely denuded. No evidence of dysplasia or malignancy is seen.
DIAGNOSIS:
Gallbladder: Acute gangrenous cholecystitis, cholelithiasis.