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lüll A 10-year experience in the management of gallbladder cancer Smith GC; Parks RW; Madhavan KK; Garden OJHPB (Oxford) 2003[]; 5 (3): 159-66BACKGROUND: The aim of this retrospective study was to review all patients diagnosed with gallbladder cancer over a 10-year period to assess variables affecting survival. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with gallbladder cancer from January 1990 to December 1999 were identified from the Lothian Surgical Audit database and a case-note review was performed. RESULTS: The 44 patients who were studied (33 women, 11 men) had a mean age of 66 years (range 42-90 years). The diagnosis was established preoperatively in 25 patients (57%), intraoperatively in 5 patients (11%) and incidentally following pathological examination of cholecystectomy specimens in 14 patients (32%). None of the 25 patients diagnosed preoperatively underwent curative operations (median survival 4 months). All five patients diagnosed at the time of attempted cholecystectomy had advanced irresectable disease (median survival 1 month). The overall median survival in 14 patients with an incidental diagnosis of gallbladder cancer was 16 months; however, in eight of these patients who were considered to have had a potentially curative resection, the median survival was 38 months. DISCUSSION: The prognosis for patients diagnosed preoperatively or at the time of cholecystectomy is very poor. Patients with an incidental finding of gallbladder cancer have a significantly better prognosis and should be considered for further radical re-resection.ä |