Ara Anjum, Saleem Mohammad, Akhtar Kafil
Department of General Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Int J Appl Basic Med Res. 2025 Apr-Jun;15(2):125-127. doi: 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_412_24. Epub 2025 Apr 7.
Gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) is the most common malignant tumor of the biliary system and presents with frequent locoregional lymphadenopathy and distant metastasis. Gallbladder tuberculosis (GT) is rare abdominal tuberculosis (TB). GBC and GT mimic each other. The clinical examinations and radiographic investigations sometimes fail to exhibit the difference between these two which are confirmed only after postoperative histopathological assessment. Herein, we report a patient of GBC with coexistent GT with pleural metastasis and pleural effusion. We emphasize the importance of differential diagnosis of the two conditions, with similar signs and symptoms. The pleura is an extremely rare site of spread of GBC as seen in our patient.
胆囊癌（GBC）是胆道系统最常见的恶性肿瘤，常伴有局部区域淋巴结肿大和远处转移。胆囊结核（GT）是罕见的腹部结核（TB）。GBC和GT临床表现相似。临床检查和影像学检查有时无法显示这两者之间的差异，只有术后组织病理学评估才能确诊。在此，我们报告一例合并胸膜转移和胸腔积液的GBC患者，同时伴有GT。我们强调了对这两种具有相似体征和症状的疾病进行鉴别诊断的重要性。如我们的患者所示，胸膜是GBC极其罕见的转移部位。
