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Porcelain Gallbladder Mimicking Carcinoma Gallbladder—a Case Report and Review of Literature

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Porcelain gallbladder, inspite of its rare occurence, assumes importance because of its risk of malignant transformation. Here, we report a case which mimicked carcinoma during surgery and on histopathological examination was reported as Porcelain gallbladder. This report focuses on the rarity of occurence of Porcelain gallbladder, its differentiating histopathological features with respect to carcinoma, risk of malignancy and its treatment.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, J.S.S Medical College, J.S.S University, Mysore, Karnataka, India

    Preethi Shivanna Puttasubbappa

  2. Department of Pathology, J.S.S Medical College, J.S.S University, Mysore, Karnataka, India

    P. Pallavi

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Shivanna Puttasubbappa, P., Pallavi, P. Porcelain Gallbladder Mimicking Carcinoma Gallbladder—a Case Report and Review of Literature. Indian J Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 208–209 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0545-1

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