Gallbladder carcinoma update: multimodality imaging evaluation, staging, and treatment options
Alessandro Furlan1, James V Ferris, Keyanoosh Hosseinzadeh
1Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Presbyterian Campus), 200 Lothrop St., Rm. 3950 CHP MT, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology
|October 23, 2008
Abstract
Objective:
The purpose of this article is to review the epidemiology, multimodality imaging findings, differential diagnosis, pathologic staging, and current treatment options of gallbladder carcinoma.
Conclusion:
Understanding the characteristic appearances of primary gallbladder carcinoma at multiple imaging modalities can facilitate diagnosis and enable more accurate staging for triage to extended resection or an alternate therapy.


