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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

## Overview

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CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer. Findings on CT scan suggestive of gallbladder cancer include invasion of liver and lymphadenopathy, polyps, and mass replacing gallbladder.

## CT scan

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Abdominal CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma. Findings on CT scan suggestive of gallbladder carcinoma include:[1][2]

* Polypoid mass within the gallbladder
* Thickening of the gallbladder wall
* A mass replacing the gallbladder
* Staging
* Invasion to adjacent tissues such as liver, lymph nodes and other organs

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## References

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1. ↑ Deshmukh SD, Johnson PT, Sheth S, Hruban R, Fishman EK (2013). "CT of gallbladder cancer and its mimics: a pattern-based approach". Abdom Imaging. 38 (3): 527–36. doi:10.1007/s00261-012-9907-1. PMID 22581235.
2. ↑ Vijayakumar A, Vijayakumar A, Patil V, Mallikarjuna MN, Shivaswamy BS (2013). "Early diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma: an algorithm approach". ISRN Radiol. 2013: 239424. doi:10.5402/2013/239424. PMC 4045520. PMID 24959553.

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