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Ultrasound Registry Review (URR) Abdomen Practice Exam

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Porcelain gallbladder is associated with an increased risk of which condition?
Correct Answer:
Gallbladder carcinoma
Explanation:
Porcelain gallbladder means the gallbladder wall has become calcified, usually from long-standing chronic cholecystitis. This calcified wall reflects chronic inflammatory and mucosal changes that can undergo dysplastic transformation, increasing the risk that the gallbladder develops cancer, specifically gallbladder adenocarcinoma. The risk is greatest when the calcification is diffuse and complete, though any porcelain gallbladder carries more cancer risk than a normal gallbladder. Because of this, removing the gallbladder is often considered. It isn’t associated with a higher risk of pancreatic, liver, or breast cancer.

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