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Cholesterol polyps are the most common polypoid lesion of the gallbladder and are usually less than 10 mm in diameter. In this report, we present a case of giant cholesterol polyp 32 mm in diameter treated by cholecystectomy, in which it was difficult to differentiate preoperatively between a cholesterol and a neoplastic polyp. The tumor was histologically diagnosed as a cholesterol polyp with fibrosis. We also discuss the diagnosis and treatment of large polyps of the gallbladder.
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Yamamoto, T., Sekoguchi, T., Noda, M. et al. Giant cholesterol polyp mimicking gallbladder carcinoma: A case report. J Hep Bil Pancr Surg 1, 297–301 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02391085
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