Advanced presentation of gallbladder cancer: epidemioclinicopathological study to evaluate the risk factors and assess the outcome.
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the risk factors and assess the short-term prognosis and independent prognostic factors of cases of gallbladder cancer. METHODS A retrospective analysis of the data of 52 patients of gallbladder cancer was done. Clinical presentation, laboratory investigations, treatment given, operative findings and histopathological findings were reviewed. RESULTS Forty-four patients were unresectable at presentation. A 2-year survival rate for early gallbladder cancer was 100% while it was only 29.2% in the advanced stage group. CONCLUSION The overall 2-year survival rate was 39.58%. The TNM stage was the most important factor affecting the survival.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 60 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010