Features to report

Gallbladder
Miscellaneous
Features to report

Author: Hanni Gulwani, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 7 February 2018, last major update September 2012

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Table of Contents

Definition / general

Cite this page: Gulwani, H. Features to report. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/gallbladderfeaturestoreport.html. Accessed April 21st, 2018.

Definition / general

Tumor size and location
Tumor histologic type and pattern
Depth of invasion
Number and size of tumor nodules
Tumor extension to adjacent structures
Status of resection margins (cystic duct, liver bed, other)
Cystic duct involvement
Liver bed involvement
Regional lymph nodes: number identified, number with tumor
Angiolymphatic invasion
Perineural invasion
Presence of carcinoma in situ or dysplasia

Additional pathologic findings to report:

Chronic cholecystitis, metaplasia (squamous, pyloric gland, intestinal metaplasia), inflammatory bowel disease, porcelain gall bladder, presence or absence of stones (gallbladder cancer occurring without stones may be caused by anomalous choledochopancreatic junction or associated with chronic inflammatory bowel disease, Arch Pathol Lab Med 2000;124:37)