XXXX : CT findings with histopathologic correlation.

@entity1 @entity1085 @entity66 @entity39 @entity730 @entity378
OBJECTIVE: We wanted to describe the computed tomography (CT) findings of @entity1085 ( @entity378 ) and to correlate them with pathologic findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS: There were seven @entity1 (M:F = 3:4; mean age, 46.3 years; age range, 32 to 78 years) in whom @entity1085 was eventually diagnosed. All of them underwent cross-sectional imaging with CT, a pathologic examination and a retrospective review. CT imaging evaluation was done in each case, including the findings of a mass versus nodule, wall thickening (uniform or irregular) and the enhancement patterns (homogeneous or heterogeneous). RESULTS: All the cases of @entity1085 revealed the following three different CT findings: micronodular lesion of the gallbladder wall (n = 1), a thickened wall (n = 4) and a gallbladder mass (n = 2). There were three cases of homogeneous enhancement of the lesions, including homogeneous enhancement with nodular lesion, homogeneous uniform thickness enhancement and homogeneous thickness enhancement in one case each, and these cases pathology showed @entity378 with a little caseating @entity39 in one case and @entity378 with rich fibrous tissue, but little or no evident caseating @entity39 in two cases. Four cases of heterogeneous enhancement of the lesions, including heterogeneous uniform-thickness enhancement in two cases, heterogeneous enhancement with a local @entity66 in one case and heterogeneous enhancement with a mass that replaced the gallbladder in one case; in these cases, pathology showed @entity378 with marked caseation or liquefaction @entity39 in three cases and @entity378 by fibrous and @entity730 accompanied by caseating @entity39 in one case. Among the seven cases of @entity1085 , six cases were accompanied by @entity1085 , including abdominal lymph node @entity378 in five cases and hepatic @entity378 in four cases. CONCLUSION: Gallbladder @entity378 has various CT manifestations, and the enhanced CT findings are well matched with pathological features. An irregularly thickened gallbladder wall or a gallbladder wall mass with multiple-focus @entity39 or @entity730 accompanied by the typical CT findings of @entity1085 should suggest the diagnosis of @entity1085 .
