Can someone biopsy a gallstone?
I have huge gallstones and I have to get my gallbladder removed. Do they biopsy gallstones for cancer?
I have huge gallstones and I have to get my gallbladder removed. Do they biopsy gallstones for cancer?
thinkingtime
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Everything that is removed is looked at closely.
Tarkarri
Cancerous growth need to be attached to a blood supply. Gallstones are loose in the gall bladder.
Nonplussed
No. Gallstones are not "growths"... they are solid clumps of bilirubin, more like a mineral deposit. (Hence the term "stones.")
formerly_bob
There would be no purpose in biopsying a gallstone because gallstones do not contain any cellular matter or chemical indicators associated with cancer.