Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Carcinoma de vesícula biliar in situ, estadio 0
Stage 0 gallbladder carcinoma in situ ( GAWL-bla-der KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too)
Abnormal cells are found in the innermost (mucosal) layer of the gallbladder. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.