Is final histopathological examination the only diagnostic criteria for xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis?

Xanthogranulomatous gastritis: association with xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis.

A case of xanthogranulomatous inflammation of the gastric wall is reported. The lesion was associated with adherent xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis and simulated, clinically, a malignant neoplasm. Histologically, foamy histiocytes, multi-nucleated giant cells, other inflammatory cells, fibrous reaction with spindle cells and cholesterol clefts were found.

Xanthogranulomatous gastritis: Associatlion with xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis

A case of xanthogranulomatous inflammation of the gastric wall is reported. The lesion was associated with adherent xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis and simulated, clinically, a malignant neoplasm. Histologically, foamy histiocytes, multinucleated giant cells, other inflammatory cells, fibrous reaction with spindle cells and cholesterol clefts were found. (7 Clin Pathol 1993;46:88-90) Xanthogr...

Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis Masquerading As Gallbladder Cancer: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Validity of Diagnostic Criteria of Chronic Cholecystitis

The clinical diagnosis of chronic cholecystitis (CCH) is generally verified by biopsy. It involves numerous and variable morphological findings, ranging from minimal to gross alterations in the gallbladder structure. Many surgeons have misused the term cholecystitis as a synonym for cholecystolithiasis. The controversial category of “minimal CCH” includes the presence of slight mononuclear infi...

A Case of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis

Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is an uncommon, focal or diffuse destructive inflammatory disease of the gallbladder that is assumed to be a variant of conventional chronic cholecystitis. A 36-year-old male was admitted to Chonnam National University Hospital with a 10-day history of right upper quadrant pain with fever. 15 years ago, he was first diagnosed as having hemophilia A, and h...