DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN GALLBLADDER CANCER : WORST PROGNOSIS

Volume: 44 Number: 2 June 1, 2005
  • Mehmet Yıldırım
  • Nazif Erkan
  • A. Kemal Kayapınar
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DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN GALLBLADDER CANCER : WORST PROGNOSIS

Abstract

Purpose: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is rarely seen, difficult to diagnosis and to have a poor prognosis. There is several strategies on surgical management of GBC. In the present study, GBC cases were analysed retrospectively and literatur reviewed. Patients and Methods: From January 1998 to September 2003, patients with a diagnosis of gallbladder cancer analysed with demografic specialities, symptoms methods of diagnosis, surgical treatment, morbidity, mortality and results of observasion period. Results: In our series, nine gallbladder cancer was found in 1450 cholecystectomized patients. All patients were females and age ranged from 55 to 75 years with a median age of 65 years. Abdominal pain (100%) and jaundice (66%) are main symptoms. Preoperative diagnostic imaging consisted routine ultrasound in all cases. The preoperative diagnosis of tumoral mass was correct in four (44%) cases with cholelithiasis. While tumoral invasion of the liver was found in two cases with computed tomography, in other cases gallbladder cancer detected incidentally by histopatologic examinations of gallbladder specimens in patients undergoing cholecystectomy.After the preoperative diagnosis of gallblader cancer stage of disease was II in one patient, III in two and IV in one patient. One of them (stage II and III) underwent cholecyctectomy the remaining patient underwent enlarged cholecysectomy. In patients, accidentally diagnosed after cholecystectomy, stage of disease II and IV was found in one and four patients. Cholecystectomy was performed in Sstage II cases. Partial cholecystectomy was performed in two cases with Stage IV disease, exploratomy laparatomy in one with inoperabl tumor and segmental liver resection of the gallbladder bed with pancreaticoduodenectomy was in the other patient. Conclusion: Because of the rarity of the disease, very few significant clinical trials haven't identified any efficient treatment for long survival. As a result we concluded that the most important prognostic factors are early diagnosis and radical surgery.

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Mehmet Yıldırım

Nazif Erkan

A. Kemal Kayapınar

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June 1, 2005

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June 1, 2005

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Year 2005 Volume: 44 Number: 2

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1.Mehmet Yıldırım, Nazif Erkan, A. Kemal Kayapınar. SAFRA KESESİ KANSERİNDE TANI VE TEDAVİ: KÖTÜ PROGNOZ. EJM [Internet]. 2005 Jun. 1;44(2):107-10. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA65GL69JC

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