Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre  2018;21(2):1-3

XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS CHOLECYSTITIS: A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA

Summaya S 1 ; Aun A 2 ; Shamaila A 2 ; Muhammad Rauf S 1 ; Amjad Siraj M 1

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Keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Gallbladder mass; Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis; Giant histiocytes

Country

Malaysia

Language

English

Abstract

Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis is a rare histopathological finding and accounts for 1.3% to 5.2% of cases. It closely resembles gallbladder cancer because of its extensive inflammation and involvement of the surrounding organs. We are reporting a case where it presents as an extensive inflammatory mass mimicking gallbladder cancer.