1991 Volume 33 Issue 11 Pages 2439-2444_1
A case of mucus-producing cancer of the gallbladder causing obstruction of the cystic duct and dilatation of the gallbladder is reported. A 70-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of general fatigue. Ultrasonography and computed tomography showed elevated lesions in the gallbladder which led a diagnosis of cancer of gallbladder. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography showed obstruction of the cystic duct and a shadow defect in the cystic duct. Operation was carried out. Much mucus and a papillary tumor covered with mucus were disclosed in the gallbladder. Histologically, the tumor was demonstrated to be papillary adenocar-cinoma. The literature of mucus-producing cancer of the gallbladder was reviewed.
