Abstract

Gall bladder specimens are the most commonly encountered specimens in histopathology. The disease spectrum varies from inflammation to malignancy. Aims and objectives: The aim of the present study is to study the spectrum of diseases encountered during histopathology. Material and Methods: The study included total of 91 cases over a period of 1 year. Hematoxylin and Eosin stained sections of all cases were examined. Results: The most common histological diagnosis was chronic cholecystitis (46/91).Thirty seven (37) cases were diagnosed as Acute on chronic cholecystitis. Four (4) cases were reported as Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis, 2 as Adenocarcinoma, 1 as gangrenous cholecystitis and 1 as follicular cholecystitis. Conclusion: Most commonly diagnosed disease in cholecystectomy specimens was Chronic cholecystitis followed by acute on chronic cholecystitis. Histopathological examination plays an important role as sometimes chronic long standing inflammation may leads to malignancy as I our scenario. Two cases turned out adenocarcinoma which were clinically and radiologically diagnosed as chronic cholecystitis

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