Application of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for gallbladder squamous cell carcinoma: a case report

Front Oncol. 2024 Dec 11:14:1502226. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1502226. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Preoperative diagnosis of Gallbladder squamous cell carcinoma (GBSCC) is difficult, and the contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) pattern has never been reported before. We present a case of GBSCC where CEUS revealed special findings that facilitated early diagnosis. CEUS demonstrated irregular peripheral ring-like enhancement during the arterial phase, with hypoenhancement in the late phases, and an irregular non-enhancing area persistently present in the center of the lesion.

Keywords: case report; contrast-enhanced ultrasound; gallbladder; squamous cell carcinoma; time-intensity curve.

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