“…I n a series of 173 cases, Tragerman (1953) found that 1.89% of all cases in which operation was performed on the biliary tract were primary carcinomas of the gall bladder, and that such tumours accounted for 2. I I "/o of all malignant tumours found at autopsy.…”
SUMMARY
A case of primary carcinoma of the gall bladder has been presented, and illustrates the possibility of the organ showing almost normal function at cholecystography even in the presence of extensive infiltration with primary carcinoma.
“…I n a series of 173 cases, Tragerman (1953) found that 1.89% of all cases in which operation was performed on the biliary tract were primary carcinomas of the gall bladder, and that such tumours accounted for 2. I I "/o of all malignant tumours found at autopsy.…”
SUMMARY
A case of primary carcinoma of the gall bladder has been presented, and illustrates the possibility of the organ showing almost normal function at cholecystography even in the presence of extensive infiltration with primary carcinoma.
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