Kun-Ming  Chan,Yu-Ling  Liu,
Gallbladder Mass and Diffuse Wall Thickness in an Elderly Patient: is it Definitively a Gallbladder Cancer?
International Journal of Surgical Case Reports
2019
2674-4171
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.IJSCR.2019.01.04
https://www.sciencerepository.org/gallbladder-mass-and-diffuse-wall-thickness-in-an-elderly-patient-is-it-definitively-a-gallbladder-cancer_IJSCR-2019-1-104 
Abstract: Gallbladder masses as part of gallbladder pathology are commonly encountered at clinical scenario.
However, it is important to distinguish between benign and malignant conditions in terms of clinical
significance and management. While few gallbladder masses may present with unusual or nonspecific
imaging appearances that is not easy to characterize gallbladder pathology. This report herein showed an
elderly patient with a gallbladder mass accompanied by diffuse wall thickness of gallbladder that were
similar to clinical characteristic of gallbladder cancer. Under thoughtfully surgical management, this patient
was recovery very well from the operation and end up with a pleasant result of chronic cholecystitis instead
of gallbladder carcinoma. Therefore, patients with a gallbladder mass are not definitively related to
malignancy but should also be kept in mind the possibility of carcinoma. As long as pathological diagnosis
is confirmed, surgical management with a therapeutic intent based on suitable clinical circumstances should
be attempted.Keywords: Gallbladder mass, gallbladder cancer, cholecystitis, operation