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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Image = Gallbladder cholesterol polyp -- intermed mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Cholesterol polyp of the gallbladder. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Synonyms = | |||
| Micro = foamy macrophages in lamina propria of polypoid lesion | |||
| Subtypes = | |||
| LMDDx = [[cholesterolosis of gallbladder]], [[xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis]] | |||
| Stains = | |||
| IHC = | |||
| EM = | |||
| Molecular = | |||
| IF = | |||
| Gross = polypoid lesion of gallbladder mucosa | |||
| Grossing = | |||
| Staging = | |||
| Site = [[gallbladder]] | |||
| Assdx = [[chronic cholecystitis]] | |||
| Syndromes = | |||
| Clinicalhx = | |||
| Signs = | |||
| Symptoms = | |||
| Prevalence = common | |||
| Bloodwork = | |||
| Rads = polypoid lesion - projects into lumen of gallbladder | |||
| Endoscopy = | |||
| Prognosis = benign | |||
| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = [[gallbladder adenoma]], other polyps | |||
| Tx = surgical excision (cholecystectomy) | |||
}} | |||
'''Cholesterol polyp of the gallbladder''' is a common benign finding of the [[gallbladder]]. | '''Cholesterol polyp of the gallbladder''' is a common benign finding of the [[gallbladder]]. | ||
''Cholesterol polyp'' redirects here. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Benign and common. | *Benign and common. | ||
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Features: | Features: | ||
*Foamy macrophages in the lamina propria. | *Foamy macrophages in the lamina propria. | ||
*Polypoid shape - epithelium on three sides. | |||
DDx: | DDx: | ||
*[[Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis]]. | *[[Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis]]. | ||
*[[Cholesterolosis of gallbladder]] - not polypoid. | *[[Cholesterolosis of gallbladder]] - not polypoid. | ||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image: Gallbladder cholesterol polyp -- very low mag.jpg | CP - very low mag. (WC) | |||
Image: Gallbladder cholesterol polyp -- low mag.jpg | CP - low mag. (WC) | |||
Image: Gallbladder cholesterol polyp -- intermed mag.jpg | CP - intermed. mag. (WC) | |||
Image: Gallbladder cholesterol polyp -- high mag.jpg | CP - high mag. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||