title: [Cancer of the gallbladder].
abstract: We present 118 cases of cancer of the gallbladder out of 4,165 operations for gallbladder disease (6.2%) compiled over a period of 18 years at the Hospital Nacional "Valdecilla". Females were predominant, 82.2%, and the mean age was 73.2 years. The most relevant clinical finding was pain in the right upper quadrant in 73.7%, and a mass at this level in 43.2%. The diagnosis was correct in 36 cases (30.5%). All patients were treated surgically; the resectability rate was 58.5% and potentially curative cholecystectomy was performed in 15.2%. The tumor was adenocarcinoma in 91.5%, one stage I of Nein, 5 stage II, 12 stage III, 33 stage IV and 67 stage V. The 5-year survival was 100% for stage I-II and 41.6% for III; stages IV-V did not survive more than a year.
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authors: A
authors: Naranjo Gómez
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Manuel Palazuelos
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authors: F
authors: Casado Martín
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Cáncer de vesícula biliar.