Cholesterolosis of gallbladder
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| File:Gallbladder cholesterolosis low mag.jpg
Micrograph of cholesterolosis of the gallbladder. H&E stain.
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| ICD-10 | K82.4 |
| ICD-9-CM | 575.6 |
| DiseasesDB | 31524 |
| Patient UK | Cholesterolosis of gallbladder |
In surgical pathology, strawberry gallbladder, more formally cholesterolosis of the gallbladder and gallbladder cholesterolosis, is a change in the gallbladder wall due to excess cholesterol.[1]
The name strawberry gallbladder comes from the typically stippled appearance of the mucosal surface on gross examination, which resembles a strawberry. Cholesterolosis results from abnormal deposits of cholesterol esters in macrophages within the lamina propria (foam cells) and in mucosal epithelium. The gallbladder may be affected in a patchy localized form or in a diffuse form. The diffuse form macroscopically appears as a bright red mucosa with yellow mottling (due to lipid), hence the term strawberry gallbladder. It is not tied to cholelithiasis (gallstones) or cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder).[2]
Additional images
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Cholesterolosis of the Gallbladder.jpg
Cholesterolosis of the gallbladder (gross image)
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Gallbladder cholesterolosis micro.jpg
Micrograph of cholesterolosis of the gallbladder
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Gallbladder cholesterolosis intermed mag.jpg
Micrograph of cholesterolosis of the gallbladder
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Micrograph of cholesterolosis of the gallbladder
See also
References
- ↑ Strawberry gallbladder - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.
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External links
- 932839443 at GPnotebook
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