title: Geographical distribution of biliary tract cancer in Niigata prefecture.
abstract: We reviewed 1074 surgically treated patients with biliary tract cancer (gallbladder 564, bile duct 510) in Niigata prefecture in the five-year period from 1982 to 1986. Analyses of regional distributions revealed the incidence of gallbladder cancer to be highest in the Ka-etsu district (northern part of prefecture) and lowest in the Jo-etsu district (south-western part of prefecture). The incidence of bile duct cancer was highest in the district controlled by the most northern public health center and lowest in Chu-etsu district (central part of prefecture). The incidences of gallbladder and bile duct cancers showed regional variations within the prefecture, localization being more pronounced for gallbladder cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged