The Analysis on CT Misdiagnosis of Gallbladder Carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:胆囊癌CT误诊分析
- Author:
Xufeng LAI
;
Zonghui LIANG
;
Xiaoyuan FENG
;
Daoying GENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
gallbladder carcinoma;
misdiagnosis;
tomography,X-ray computed
- From:
Journal of Practical Radiology
2001;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyses the CT misdiagnostic causes of gallbladder carcinoma, in order to improve the diagnostic rate.Methods Fourty-three patients with the gallbladder carcinoma proved histologically were examined by computed tomography (CT), twenty-three of them were misdiagnosed.The misdiagnostic causes were analysed and compared CT images with operation.Results In the cases of misdiagnosis they were diagnosed as acute or chronic cholecystitis in 5; polyp in 1; bile duct carcinoma in porta hepatis in 2; cholangiocarcinoma in 1; neoplasm of distal part of common bile duct or ampulla in 3; carcinoma of head of pancreas in 5;cholangitis in 1; jaundice of obstruction in 2;tumefaction of gallbladder in 2;carcinoma of colon in 1. Conclusion To be aware of CT characters of gallbladder carcinoma and the way of metastasis is useful to avoid misdiagnosis of the gallbladder carcinoma and to improve the diagnostic rate.
