Open AccessXanthogranulomatous cholecystitis mimicking gallbladder cancer on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan
Author(s) -
Nitin Gupta,
Ritu Verma,
Ethel Shangne Belho,
Shashi Dhawan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1607-3312
pISSN - 1450-1147
DOI - 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_118_20
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , fluorodeoxyglucose , radiology , thickening , cholecystitis , positron emission tomography , computed tomography , tomography , gallbladder cancer , carcinoma , lesion , nuclear medicine , pathology , chemistry , polymer science
The abnormal thickening of the gallbladder (GB) wall can be caused by a malignant condition like gallbladder carcinoma or by benign lesions such as chronic cholecystitis or xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC). Mural thickening is a common finding between them as fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) can be taken up by inflammatory cells also. Here, we present a patient with irregular thickening of the GB wall which was suspected to of GB carcinoma since FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan showed increased tracer uptake in the lesion. However, after surgery the histopathological report was suggestive of XGC.