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Gallbladder mucinous adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
234292
•Concept ID:
C1333750
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Colloid Carcinoma of Gallbladder; colloid carcinoma of gallbladder; Colloid Carcinoma of the Gallbladder; colloid carcinoma of the gallbladder; Colloidal Carcinoma of Gallbladder; colloidal carcinoma of gallbladder; Colloidal Carcinoma of the Gallbladder; colloidal carcinoma of the gallbladder; gall bladder mucinous adenocarcinoma; Gallbladder Colloid Carcinoma; gallbladder colloid carcinoma; Gallbladder Colloidal Carcinoma; gallbladder colloidal carcinoma; Gallbladder Mucinous Adenocarcinoma; gallbladder mucinous adenocarcinoma; gallbladder mucinous carcinoma; Mucinous Carcinoma of Gallbladder; mucinous carcinoma of gallbladder; Mucinous Carcinoma of the Gallbladder; mucinous carcinoma of the gallbladder
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004067

Definition

An adenocarcinoma that arises from the gallbladder. It is characterized by the presence of extracellular mucin that constitutes more than fifty-percent of the tumor. [from NCI]

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Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015;16(18):8203-10. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.18.8203. PMID: 26745061
MUCOID CARCINOMA OF THE GALLBLADDER: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF EXCESSIVE DRAINAGE.
HIRSCH EF, GERBER L, COFFEY RJ, GOLDMAN ML
Surgery 1964 Jun;55:759-61. PMID: 14167994

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Etiology

Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics of mucinous adenocarcinoma and conventional adenocarcinoma of gallbladder.
Zou RQ, Hu HJ, Liu F, Lv TR, Wang JK, Regmi P, Li FY
Asian J Surg 2023 Jan;46(1):283-290. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.03.094. PMID: 35422386

Prognosis

Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics of mucinous adenocarcinoma and conventional adenocarcinoma of gallbladder.
Zou RQ, Hu HJ, Liu F, Lv TR, Wang JK, Regmi P, Li FY
Asian J Surg 2023 Jan;46(1):283-290. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.03.094. PMID: 35422386

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