Acute cholecystitis with a hemocholecyst as an unusual presentation of gallbladder cancer: report of a case

Surg Today. 2004;34(11):973-6. doi: 10.1007/s00595-004-2840-3.

Abstract

Several atypical presentations of gallbladder carcinoma have been reported, but one of the rarest is intraluminal hemorrhage. We report a case of carcinoma of the gallbladder disclosed by an emergency cholecystectomy, performed for acute cholecystitis caused by a hemocholecyst. The diagnostic approaches and characteristics of a hemocholecyst associated with carcinoma of the gallbladder are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Cholecystectomy / methods
  • Cholecystitis, Acute / diagnosis*
  • Cholecystitis, Acute / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / surgery
  • Hemobilia / diagnosis*
  • Hemobilia / surgery
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler