Presentation
Episodic right upper quadrant pain. Incidental ultrasound finding
Patient Data
Age: 80 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Gallbladder carcinoma
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There is a 2 cm focal, heterogeneous mass lesion arising from the gall bladder fundus showing blood flow associated with a large mobile calculus
Case Discussion
Gall bladder cancer is rare, with most tumors being adenocarcinoma. It is more common in women and usually in seventh and eighth decades. It is associated with cholelithiasis and rarely chronic typhoid (salmonella typhi) infection of the biliary tree.
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