title: [Clinical aspects and diagnosis of gallbladder cancer].
abstract: 17 patients with primary carcinoma of the gallbladder were studied. In 7 cases a palliative operation for biliary or gastrointestinal obstruction was performed, in 6 patients a biopsy only. None of the 4 patients undergoing a more "radical" procedure survived 2 years. The main symptoms were pain, jaundice and weight loss. Other manifestations were acute cholecystitis and pyloric obstruction. A correct preoperative diagnosis was established only in 3 cases. Most of the small tumors are discovered by the surgeon who performs a cholecystectomy for stones. Simple cholecystectomy, however, is a palliative procedure in most cases with carcinoma involving all layers of the wall.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D002758:Cholangiography; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Zur Klinik und Diagnostik des Gallenblasenkarzinoms.