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CT sections showing contours before radiotherapy. Radiation ports encompassed (a-b) regions of the liver involved by the gallbladder tumor and (c-d) carcinoma located at the neck of the gallbladder. GTV54 and CTV40 have been shown in the slice. Abbreviation: CTV: clinical target volume with pink lines; GTV: gross tumor volume with red lines.
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Then an abdominal computer tomography (CT) scan was recommended and showed a tumor involving the gallbladder and the surrounding liver tissue, with possible portal lymph node metastases and gallstones (Figure 1).
Micrographs of the squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder. (a) A liver biopsy showing squamous cell carcinoma with intermediate differentiation under low power magnification (low power field), and (b) a squamatoid pearl (black arrow) under high power magnification.
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The pathologicdifferentiation was grade II (Figure 2).