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1 Definition of gallbladder cancer

Meaning of gallbladder cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the gallbladder.

Cancer that forms in tissues of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ below the liver that collects and stores bile (a fluid made by the liver to digest fat). Gallbladder cancer begins in the innermost layer of tissue and spreads through the outer layers as it grows.

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