[Gallbladder adenoma with focal adenocarcinoma: a case report]
Renato Turrini1, Giovanna Lanzani, Andrea Salmi
1Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Ospedale S. Orsola dei Fatebenefratelli, Brescia. hso.endoscopia@fatebenefratelli
Recenti Progressi in Medicina
|November 1, 2007
Abstract:
Gallbladder polyps represent a frequent and asymptomatic finding on abdominal sonography. We describe the ultrasound features of an asymptomatic 13-mm gallbladder polyp in a 29-year-old male. Video-laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed, and histological examination of the lesion revealed a severely dysplastic tubular adenoma and chronic cholecystitis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a gallbladder polyp already presenting severe dysplasia in a young Caucasian male without risk factors.
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