Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis Masquerading As Malignancy: Sonographic And Ct Features

Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis is a rare disease and its incidence is between 0.7 to 13.2% of all cholecystitis cases, while on autopsy it is about 1.5% of cases. The clinical presentation resembles acute or chronic cholecystitis. Imaging features sometimes masquerade as malignancy and needs histopathological examination for diagnosis. We present a case of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis with its sonographic and computed tomographic features.