Gallbladder cancer: epidemiology, risk factors

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare but highly malignant neoplasm. Most cases are discovered incidentally in patients undergoing evaluation for gallstone disease. It believed that an unfavorable prognosis associated with RZD late stage at diagnosis, which due to both the anatomical position of gallbladder and vagueness non-specificity symptoms, increases relevance studying highlighting this topic. Although available evidence supports decline overall incidence over past 30 years, may be increasing younger people. Globally, burden other biliary tract cancers has increased years. Several risk factors have been identified RGB, many share characteristics chronic inflammation. The article discusses main diseases precede development cancer. purpose review present analysis current literature data on epidemiology disease factors.