Abstract
We describe a case of actinomycosis of the gallbladder mimicking carcinoma. Sonography showed a hypoechoic mass replacing gallbladder lumen and engulfing a stone; contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a heterogeneously enhanced thickened gallbladder wall with subtle, disrupted luminal surface enhancement, which formed a mass. As a result of the clinical and radiologic presentation, our impression was of gallbladder carcinoma. Actinomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis when sonography and computed tomography findings show a mass engulfing the stone in the gallbladder and extensive pericholecystic infiltration with extension to neighboring abdominal wall muscle.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 169-172 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Radiology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Gallbladder, actinomycosis
- Gallbladder, carcinoma
- Gallbladder, computed tomography
- Gallbladder, sonography
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