Carcinoma of the gallbladder.
Primary gallbladder cancer has a reported incidence of 0.5%, but appears to be increasing, resulting in 6,500 deaths annually. It nearly always is diagnosed at a late stage. Adenocarcinoma is the predominant cell type. The five-year survival rate is a dismal 1% to 12%. Reported here are five cases identified over an 18-month period among 206 patients who underwent cholecystectomies.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged