Focal gallbladder wall thickening (differential)
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Morgan M, Jones J, Haouimi A, et al. Focal gallbladder wall thickening (differential). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-33796
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- Differential diagnosis focal gallbladder wall thickening
Focal gallbladder wall thickening is an imaging finding that includes both benign and malignant etiologies.
- cholecystoses
- masses
- gallbladder polyps
- gallbladder carcinoma: look for infiltration into adjacent organs, metastases, lymphadenopathy, bile duct dilatation
- leiomyosarcoma 1
- metastases to the gallbladder: rare
- benign tumors (e.g. adenoma, papilloma, villous hyperplasia, fibroadenoma) 1
- cholecystitis (acute or chronic)
- gallbladder sludge (tumefactive sludge): if adherent to wall, may mimic mass
- varices
- parasitic granuloma (Ascaris lumbricoides) 1
References
- 1. Wolfgang Dähnert. Radiology Review Manual. (2011) ISBN: 9781451118124
- 2. Kim B, Oh J, Nam K et al. Focal Thickening at the Fundus of the Gallbladder: Computed Tomography Differentiation of Fundal Type Adenomyomatosis and Localized Chronic Cholecystitis. Gut Liver. 2014;8(2):219-23. doi:10.5009/gnl.2014.8.2.219
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