Gallbladder malakoplakia in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a rare entity.

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Department of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.

Published: August 2012

Gallbladder malakoplakia in type 2 diabetes mellitus is a rare condition. Differentiating malakoplakia, which is a more aggressive disease condition with possible genetic abnormality from a more benign but closely related condition such as xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis, is of prognostic importance in postoperative patient management and follow-up.

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