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, 2023 Gallbladder carcinoma is a form of cancer that develops in the gallbladder, an organ located beneath the liver. This condition poses a clinical challenge due to its late diagnosis and aggressive tumor behavior. Risk factors include the presence of gallstones, advanced age, and obesity.
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Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2013 Gallbladder cancer, the most common of biliary tract cancer, is often diagnosed at an advanced stage with ensuing poor survival rates. Imaging may allow for earlier diagnosis, however there may be significant overlap with nonmalignant conditions of the gallbladder in early stages of cancer.
Cher Heng Tan, Kian Soon Lim
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Epidemiology of gallbladder cancer
Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2019 According to GLOBOCAN 2018 data, gallbladder cancer (GBC) accounts for 1.2% of all global cancer diagnoses, but 1.7% of all cancer deaths. Only 1 in 5 GBC cases in the United States is diagnosed at an early stage, and median survival for advanced stage cancer is no more than about a year.
Tagore Sunkara +3 more
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Consensus Conference on Gallbladder Cancer [PDF]
HPB, 2015 Establishing consensus on the diagnosis, treatment and management of biliary tract malignancies is a difficult task. Compared with those of other gastrointestinal cancers, the incidences of biliary tract malignancies and, in particular, gallbladder cancer (GBC) are low.
Jennifer J. Knox +2 more
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The inflammatory inception of gallbladder cancer [PDF]
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer, 2016 Gallbladder cancer is a lethal disease with notable geographical variations worldwide and a predilection towards women. Its main risk factor is prolonged exposure to gallstones, although bacterial infections and other inflammatory conditions are also associated.
Espinoza, Jaime A. +7 more
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Gallbladder Cancer in the 21st Century [PDF]
Journal of Oncology, 2015 Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is an uncommon disease in the majority of the world despite being the most common and aggressive malignancy of the biliary tree. Early diagnosis is essential for improved prognosis; however, indolent and nonspecific clinical presentations with a paucity of pathognomonic/predictive radiological features often preclude accurate ...
Jenna-Lynn Senger +3 more
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Risk factors for gallbladder cancer
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020 Introduction and purpose: Gallbladder cancer is the most common neoplasm of the bile duct. Early GBC is usually asymptomatic, but is prone to early metastases. This means that most GBC cases are diagnosed very late, and this contributes to the poor prognosis of this disease.
Magdalena Suchodolska +4 more
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Gallbladder cancer: epidemiology and outcome
Clinical Epidemiology, 2014 Gallbladder cancer, though generally considered rare, is the most common malignancy of the biliary tract, accounting for 80%-95% of biliary tract cancers. An early diagnosis is essential as this malignancy progresses silently with a late diagnosis, often proving fatal.
Rajveer Hundal, Eldon A. Shaffer
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Cancer of the gallbladder—Chilean statistics [PDF]
ecancermedicalscience, 2016 Chile has the world's highest rate of incidence as well as death from cancer of the gallbladder and biliary ducts. The problem is most acute in the southern provinces. These areas constitute the low average income associated with low educational attainment and a high rate of obesity compared with the rest of Chile. We could also include genetic factors
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Preneoplastic lesions in gallbladder cancer
Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2006 AbstractBackgroundGallbladder cancer is an uncommon disease except in countries like Chile and areas of India and Japan. The knowledge regarding the etiology and mechanisms through which this neoplasia is developed is significantly less compared to other malignant tumors.ResultsThe epithelial lesions involved in gallbladder carcinogenesis are dysplasia
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