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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Gallbladder cancer medical therapy#General Management of Gallbladder Cancers|General management]] | [[Gallbladder cancer medical therapy#External-beam radiation therapy (EBRT)|External-beam radiation therapy (EBRT)]] | [[Gallbladder cancer surgery#Surgery|Surgery]] | [[Gallbladder cancer surgery#Unresectable Gallbladder Cancer|Unresectable Gallbladder Cancer]] | [[Gallbladder cancer primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Gallbladder cancer secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Gallbladder cancer future or investigational therapies|Future or investigational therapies]]  
[[Gallbladder cancer medical therapy#General Management of Gallbladder Cancers|General management]] | [[Gallbladder cancer medical therapy#External-beam radiation therapy (EBRT)|External-beam radiation therapy (EBRT)]] | [[Gallbladder cancer surgery#Surgery|Surgery]] | [[Gallbladder cancer surgery#Unresectable Gallbladder Cancer|Unresectable Gallbladder Cancer]] | [[Gallbladder cancer primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Gallbladder cancer secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Gallbladder cancer future or investigational therapies|Future or investigational therapies]]  
 
==Pathological Findings==
===Gross Images===
[http://www.peir.net Images courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology]
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Image:Gallbladder carcinoma 1.jpg|Gallbladder carcinoma: Gross, natural color, close-up view of liver and gallbladder slice with typical neoplasm invading liver and surround a cavity with mixed type gallstones
Image:Gallbladder carcinoma 2.jpg|Gallbladder carcinoma: Gross, natural color close-up view of gallbladder obliterated by white neoplasm with invasion of liver in a sunburst pattern slice of liver and gallbladder (an outstanding example of this rather rare tumor)
Image:Gallbladder carcinoma 3.jpg|Gallbladder carcinoma: Gross, natural color shows stones in middle of tumor localization
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Image:Gallbladder carcinoma 4.jpg|Gallbladder carcinoma: Gross, natural color slab of liver with gallbladder
Image:Gallbladder carcinoma 5.jpg|Gallbladder: Adenocarcinoma, arising from bile ducts
Image:Gallbladder carcinoma 6.jpg|Gallbladder carcinoma: Gross, natural color of slice of liver showing attached gallbladder obliterated by tumor and with tumor invading adjacent liver parenchyma like a sunburst (an excellent example)
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===Microscopic Images===
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Image:Gallbladder adenocarcinoma (2) histopathology.jpg|[[Gallbladder adenocarcinoma]] histopathology
Image:Gallbladder adenocarcinoma (3) lymphatic invasion histopathology.jpg|[[Gallbladder adenocarcinoma]]: Lymphatic invasion histopathology
Image:Gallbladder adenocarcinoma (1) histopathology.jpg|[[Gallbladder adenocarcinoma]]: Incidentally discovered gallbladder cancer ([[adenocarcinoma]]) following a [[cholecystectomy]]. [[H&E stain]]
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==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
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* [http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/types/gallbladder/ Gallbladder cancer at National Cancer Institute of USA]
* [http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/types/gallbladder/ Gallbladder cancer at National Cancer Institute of USA]


==External Links==
==Resources==
* [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1293093 Adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder--a 5 year review of outcome in Newcastle upon Tyne]
* [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1293093 Adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder--a 5 year review of outcome in Newcastle upon Tyne]


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  • Lewis, S.M., Heitkemper, M.M., & Dirksen, S.R. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, 6th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2004.
  • McCance,K., & Huether, S. Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults & Children, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2002.
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