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Takashi Nakagaki1, Toshiro Masuda2, Yasunori Nagayama3
1Department of Gastroenterology, Yamaga City Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan.
Anticancer Research
|December 3, 2024
Summary
Gallbladder follicular lymphoma is rare but can present as a polypoid lesion. Imaging findings like lymph node swelling and low diffusion coefficients on MRI may aid diagnosis.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology
- Pathology
Background:
- Enlarged polypoid gallbladder lesions warrant evaluation for malignancy.
- Gallbladder lymphoma, particularly follicular lymphoma, is an uncommon diagnosis.
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