Gall Bladder Cancer
Gallbladder cancer is cancer that begins in the gallbladder.
Your gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of your abdomen, just beneath your liver. The gallbladder stores bile, a digestive fluid produced by your liver.
Gallbladder cancer is uncommon. When gallbladder cancer is discovered at its earliest stages, the chance for a cure is very good. But most gallbladder cancers are discovered at a late stage, when the prognosis is often very poor.
What Are the Symptoms of Gall Bladder Cancer?
- Abdominal pain, particularly in the upper right portion of the abdomen
- Abdominal bloating
- Fever
- Losing weight without trying
- Nausea
- Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice)
Causes
Doctors know that gallbladder cancer forms when healthy gallbladder cells develop changes (mutations) in their DNA. These mutations cause cells to grow out of control and to continue living when other cells would normally die. The accumulating cells form a tumor that can grow beyond the gallbladder and spread to other areas of the body.
Most gallbladder cancer begins in the glandular cells that line the inner surface of the gallbladder. Gallbladder cancer that begins in this type of cell is called adenocarcinoma. This term refers to the way the cancer cells appear when examined under a microscope.
Treatment
- Surgery to remove the gallbladder.
- Surgery to remove the gallbladder and a portion of the liver
- Radiation therapy
- Clinical trials
Diagnosis
Blood tests. Blood tests to evaluate your liver function may help your doctor determine what’s causing your signs and symptoms.
Imaging tests that can create pictures of the gallbladder include ultrasound, computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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