Yahoo Answers is shutting down on 4 May 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Anonymous
Anonymous asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsCancer · 4 weeks ago

Can someone biopsy a gallstone?

I have huge gallstones and I have to get my gallbladder removed. Do they biopsy gallstones for cancer? 

4 Answers

Relevance
  • thinkingtime
    Lv 7
    4 weeks ago
    Favourite answer

    Everything that is removed is looked at closely.

  • Tarkarri
    Lv 7
    4 weeks ago

    Cancerous growth need to be attached to a blood supply. Gallstones are loose in the gall bladder.

  • Nonplussed
    Lv 6
    4 weeks ago

    No. Gallstones are not "growths"... they are solid clumps of bilirubin, more like a mineral deposit. (Hence the term "stones.")

  • formerly_bob
    Lv 7
    4 weeks ago

    There would be no purpose in biopsying a gallstone because gallstones do not contain any cellular matter or chemical indicators associated with cancer.

Still have questions? Get answers by asking now.