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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg Pathol. 2011 Jun;35(6):883–890. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182196471

TABLE 2.

Comparison of Histologic Features Between Luschka Ducts and Invasive Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma

Histologic
Features
Luschka Ducts Invasive Gallbladder
Adenocarcinoma
Location in gallbladder wall Adventitia only Full thickness
Architecture Lobular, linear Haphazard
Fibrosis Concentric Irregular
Cytology Reactive atypia associated with inflammation Nuclear variation (4:1) within a single gland
Mitoses Minimal/none Usually present
Other findings Vascular and perineural invasion