Minute Carcinoma of Gallbladder

Carcinoma of the gallbladder

The minute structure of the epithelium of the human gallbladder.

Studies on the minute structure of the gallbladder epithelium have been relatively rare. Po licard ('14) observed on its mitochondria and D'Agat a ('11) on its Golgi apparatus. Ito and Na g a h ir o ('38, '41) made a cytological study of the human gallbladder in detail. As a result of previous studies of the minute structure of this organ of various species in our laboratory, the authors intend...

Expression in Gallbladder Carcinoma

Cytokeratin expression is being frequently used for the differential diagnosis of carcinomas originating from different sites. Among the various cytokeratins, the combination of cytokeratins (CKs) 7 and 20 is considered to be the most useful for this purpose. However, there are very few reports in the literature regarding CK7 and CK20 expression in gallbladder carcinoma (GBC). In this paper we ...

Gallbladder Carcinoma: Radical Surgery?

Primary Carcinoma of the Gallbladder

Carcinoma of the gallbladder is a relatively rare malignancy which is difficult to diagnose. The advent of improved imaging methods and the expansion of interventional radiology however, combined with advances in surgical technique, has produced a change in attitude towards this tumour. The available world literature since 1960 has been reviewed and is presented in this article. However, whilst...