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Simultaneous Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis and Gallbladder Cancer in a Patient with a Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

  • Al-Abed, Yahya (Department of Surgery, North Middlesex University Hospital) ;
  • Elsherif, Mohammed (Department of Surgery, North Middlesex University Hospital) ;
  • Firth, John (Department of Pathology, North Middlesex University Hospital) ;
  • Borgstein, Rudi (Department of Radiology, North Middlesex University Hospital) ;
  • Myint, Fiona (Department of Surgery, North Middlesex University Hospital)
  • Published : 2012.09.01
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Abstract

There have been reports of the coexistence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with intra-abdominal malignancy including gastric, colonic, pancreatic, and renal. We herein report a case of a previously undiagnosed AAA and a presenting complaint consistent with acute cholecystitis. Following cholecystectomy, this was noted to be a rare form of chronic cholecystitis: xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis. There is a known possible association of this uncommon condition with gallbladder cancer. The management of concomitant pathologies can present a real challenge to the multidisciplinary team, especially with large aneurysms.

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