DIFFUSE PAPILLOMATOSIS OF THE GALLBLADDER COMPLICATED WITH TUBERCULOSIS

Authors :: Takashi Urushihara
Susumu Nakajo
Takashi Kajitani
Masami Yamamoto
Eiichi Tahara
Source :: Pathology International. 38:1473-1480
Publication Year :: 1988
Publisher :: Wiley, 1988.
Abstract: A rare case of diffuse papillomatosis of the gallbladder complicated with tuberculosis is reported. The mucosa of the gallbladder displayed a diffuse papillary pattern composed of excrescences that varied in size and height. The proliferative glands contained many Paneth cells, and the diffuse papillomatosis appeared to be derived from metaplastic-type epithelium. Tuberculous granulomas were observed in the serous layer of the gallbladder. The relationship between diffuse papillomatosis and tuberculosis of the gallbladder is discussed. ACTA PATHOL JPN 38: 1473–1480, 1988.