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Uzun MA, Tilki M, Alkan Kayaoğlu S, Çiçek Okuyan G, Kılıçoğlu ZG, Gönültaş A. Long-term results and prognostic factors after surgical treatment for gallbladder cancer. Turk J Surg 2022; 38:334-344. [PMID: 36875276 PMCID: PMC9979551 DOI: 10.47717/turkjsurg.2022.5861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Objectives Gallbladder cancer is relatively rare and traditionally regarded as having poor prognosis. There is controversy about the effects of clinicopathological features and different surgical techniques on prognosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of clinicopathological characteristics of the patients with surgically treated gallbladder cancer on long-term survival. Material and Methods We retrospectively analyzed the database of gallbladder cancer patients treated at our clinic between January 2003 and March 2021. Results Of 101 evaluated cases, 37 were inoperable. Twelve patients were determined unresectable based on surgical findings. Resection with curative intent was performed in 52 patients. The one-, three-, five-, and 10-year survival rates were 68.9%, 51.9%, 43.6%, and 43.6%, respectively. Median survival was 36.6 months. On univariate analysis, poor prognostic factors were determined as advanced age; high carbohydrate antigen 19-9 and carcinoembryonic antigen levels; non-incidental diagnosis; intraoperative incidental diagnosis; jaundice; adjacent organ/structure resection; grade 3 tumors; lymphovascular invasion; and high T, N1 or N2, M1, and high AJCC stages. Sex, IVb/V segmentectomy instead of wedge resection, perineural invasion, tumor location, number of resected lymph nodes, and extended lymphadenectomy did not significantly affect overall survival. On multivariate analysis, only high AJCC stages, grade 3 tumors, high carcinoembryonic antigen levels, and advanced age were independent predictors of poor prognosis. Conclusion Treatment planning and clinical decision-making for gallbladder cancer requires individualized prognostic assessment along with standard anatomical staging and other confirmed prognostic factors.
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- Mehmet Ali Uzun
- Clinic of General Surgery, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye.,Clinic of General Surgery, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Clinic of General Surgery, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Clinic of General Surgery, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Clinic of General Surgery, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Clinic of Radiology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Clinic of Pathology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye
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Rahul R, Haldenia K, Singh A, Kapoor V, Singh RK, Saxena R. Does Timing of Completion Radical Cholecystectomy Determine the Survival Outcome in Incidental Carcinoma Gallbladder: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis. Cureus 2022; 14:e26653. [PMID: 35949769 PMCID: PMC9357255 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Introduction Incidental discovery of gallbladder cancer (GBC) on postoperative histopathology or intra-operative suspicion is becoming increasingly frequent since laparoscopic cholecystectomy became the standard of care for gallstone disease. Incidental GBC (IGBC) portends a better survival than primarily detected GBC. Various factors affect the outcome of re-resection with the timing of re-intervention an important determinant of survival. Methods All patients of IGBC who underwent curative resection from January 2009 to December 2018 were considered for analysis. Details of demographic profile, index surgery, and operative findings on re-resection, histopathology and follow-up were retrieved from the prospectively maintained database. Patients were evaluated in three groups based on the interval between index cholecystectomy and re-resection: Early (<4 weeks), Intermediate (4-12 weeks) and Late (>12 weeks), using appropriate statistical tests. Results Ninety-one patients were admitted with IGBC during the study period of which 48 underwent re-resection with curative intent. The median age of presentation was 55 years (31-77 years). The median duration of follow-up was 40.6 months (Range: 1.2-130.6 months). Overall and disease-free survival among the above-mentioned three groups was the best in the early group (104 and 102 months) as compared to the intermediate (84 and 83 months) and late groups (75 and 73 months), though the difference failed to achieve statistical significance (p=0.588 and 0.581). On univariate analysis, factors associated with poor outcome were node metastasis, need for common bile duct (CBD) excision and high-grade tumor. However, on multivariate analysis, poor differentiation was the only independent factor affecting survival. Conclusion Early surgery, preferably within four weeks, possibly entails better survival in incidentally detected GBC. The grade of a tumor, however, is the most important determinant of survival in IGBC.
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Goel M, Pandrowala S, Parel P, Patkar S. Node positivity in T1b gallbladder cancer: A high volume centre experience. Eur J Surg Oncol 2022; 48:1585-1589. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Tumor location and concurrent liver resection, impact survival in T2 gallbladder cancer: a meta-analysis of the literature. Updates Surg 2021; 73:1717-1726. [PMID: 34426958 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-021-01150-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Aim of doing this review was to give a uniform consensus on prognostic impact of tumor location (hepatic vs peritoneal), liver resection and adjuvant chemotherapy in gall bladder cancer and, to compare them with previous well-studied factors of survival. We systematically review PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane for relevant articles with no date restrictions, language was restricted to English. Those articles were included that had provided Hazard ratio (HR) of survival for T2 gall bladder cancer. We identified nine retrospective studies published between 2014 and 2020 with 2345 patients. Meta-analysis showed that T2b (hepatic) cancers had higher odds of mortality (HR 3.16 [2.11, 4.74], I2 = 0%). Liver resection was associated with significantly higher odds of 5-year overall survival only in T2b (2.20 [1.33, 3.63], I2 = 67%), adjuvant chemotherapy was not associated with any significant decrease in mortality risk (0.98 [0.83-1.16]. I2 = 20%). Hepatic sided gall bladder tumors carry higher odds for mortality and recurrence. T2a tumors can be managed without hepatic resection. To risk stratify patients we also formulated a scoring system for mortality risk.
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Lopez-Aguiar AG, Ethun CG, McInnis MR, Pawlik TM, Poultsides G, Tran T, Idrees K, Isom CA, Fields RC, Krasnick BA, Weber SM, Salem A, Martin RCG, Scoggins CR, Shen P, Mogal HD, Schmidt C, Beal EW, Hatzaras I, Shenoy R, Cardona K, Maithel SK. Association of perioperative transfusion with survival and recurrence after resection of gallbladder cancer: A 10-institution study from the US Extrahepatic Biliary Malignancy Consortium. J Surg Oncol 2018; 117:1638-1647. [PMID: 29761515 PMCID: PMC10182890 DOI: 10.1002/jso.25086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Perioperative blood transfusion is associated with poor outcomes in several malignancies. Its effect in gallbladder cancer (GBC) is unknown. METHODS All patients with GBC who underwent curative-intent resection at 10-institutions from 2000 to 2015 were included. The effect of blood transfusion on overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free (RFS) was evaluated. RESULTS Of 262 patients with curative-intent resection for GBC, 61 patients (23%) received blood transfusions. Radical cholecystectomy was the most common procedure (80%), but major hepatectomy was more frequent in the transfusion versus no-transfusion group (13% vs 4%; P = 0.02). The transfusion group was less likely to have incidentally discovered disease (57% vs 74%) and receive adjuvant therapy (29% vs 48%), but more likely to have preoperative jaundice (23% vs 11%), T3/T4 tumors (60% vs 39%), LVI (71% vs 40%), PNI (71% vs 48%), and major complications (39% vs 12%) (all P < 0.05). Transfusion was associated with lower median OS compared to no-transfusion (20 vs 32 mos; P < 0.001), which persisted on multivariable (MV) analysis (HR:1.9; 95%CI 1.1-3.5; P = 0.035), controlling for comorbidities, serum albumin, INR, preoperative jaundice, major hepatectomy, incidental discovery, margin status, T-Stage, LN status, and major complications. Median RFS of transfused patients was 13mo compared to 49mo for non-transfused patients (P = 0.1). Transfusion, however, was an independent predictor of decreased RFS on MV analysis (HR:2.3; 95%CI 1.1-5.1; P = 0.035). CONCLUSIONS Perioperative blood transfusion is associated with decreased OS and RFS after resection for GCC, accounting for other adverse factors. Transfusions should thus be administered with well-defined protocols.
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- Alexandra G. Lopez-Aguiar
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery; Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery; Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery; Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery; The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Baltimore Maryland
- Division of Surgical Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center; Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Surgery; Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford California
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- Department of Surgery; Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford California
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery; Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville Tennessee
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery; Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery; Washington University School of Medicine; St Louis Missouri
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- Department of Surgery; Washington University School of Medicine; St Louis Missouri
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- Department of Surgery; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Madison Wisconsin
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- Department of Surgery; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Madison Wisconsin
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- Division of Surgical Oncology; Department of Surgery, University of Louisville; Louisville Kentucky
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- Division of Surgical Oncology; Department of Surgery, University of Louisville; Louisville Kentucky
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- Department of Surgery; Wake Forest University; Winston-Salem North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery; Wake Forest University; Winston-Salem North Carolina
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- Division of Surgical Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center; Columbus Ohio
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- Division of Surgical Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center; Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Surgery; New York University; New York New York
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery; Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery; Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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Lee H, Kwon W, Han Y, Kim JR, Kim SW, Jang JY. Optimal extent of surgery for early gallbladder cancer with regard to long-term survival: a meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2017; 25:131-141. [DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Hongeun Lee
- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute; Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul National University College of Medicine; 101 Daehak-ro Chongno-gu, Seoul 03080 Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute; Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul National University College of Medicine; 101 Daehak-ro Chongno-gu, Seoul 03080 Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute; Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul National University College of Medicine; 101 Daehak-ro Chongno-gu, Seoul 03080 Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute; Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul National University College of Medicine; 101 Daehak-ro Chongno-gu, Seoul 03080 Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute; Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul National University College of Medicine; 101 Daehak-ro Chongno-gu, Seoul 03080 Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute; Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul National University College of Medicine; 101 Daehak-ro Chongno-gu, Seoul 03080 Korea
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Ethun CG, Postlewait LM, Le N, Pawlik TM, Buettner S, Poultsides G, Tran T, Idrees K, Isom CA, Fields RC, Jin LX, Weber SM, Salem A, Martin RCG, Scoggins C, Shen P, Mogal HD, Schmidt C, Beal E, Hatzaras I, Shenoy R, Merchant N, Cardona K, Maithel SK. A Novel Pathology-Based Preoperative Risk Score to Predict Locoregional Residual and Distant Disease and Survival for Incidental Gallbladder Cancer: A 10-Institution Study from the U.S. Extrahepatic Biliary Malignancy Consortium. Ann Surg Oncol 2017; 24:1343-1350. [PMID: 27812827 PMCID: PMC6054592 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5637-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study was designed to develop a more robust predictive model, beyond T-stage alone, for incidental gallbladder cancer (IGBC) for discovering locoregional residual (LRD) and distant disease (DD) at reoperation, and estimating overall survival (OS). T-stage alone is currently used to guide treatment for incidental gallbladder cancer. Residual disease at re-resection is the most important factor in predicting outcomes. METHODS All patients with IGBC who underwent reoperation at 10 institutions from 2000 to 2015 were included. Routine pathology data from initial cholecystectomy was utilized to create the gallbladder cancer predictive risk score (GBRS). RESULTS Of 449 patients with gallbladder cancer, 262 (58 %) were incidentally discovered and underwent reoperation. Advanced T-stage, grade, and presence of lymphovascular (LVI) and perineural (PNI) invasion were all associated with increased rates of DD and LRD and decreased OS. Each pathologic characteristic was assigned a value (T1a: 0, T1b: 1, T2: 2, T3/4: 3; well-diff: 1, mod-diff: 2, poor-diff: 3; LVI-neg: 1, LVI-pos: 2; PNI-neg: 1, PNI-pos: 2), which added to a total GBRS score from 3 to 10. The scores were separated into three risk-groups (low: 3-4, intermediate: 5-7, high: 8-10). Each progressive GBRS group was associated with an increased incidence LRD and DD at the time of re-resection and reduced OS. CONCLUSIONS By accounting for subtle pathologic variations within each T-stage, this novel predictive risk-score better stratifies patients with incidentally discovered gallbladder cancer. Compared with T-stage alone, it more accurately identifies patients at risk for locoregional-residual and distant disease and predicts long-term survival as it redistributes T1b, T2, and T3 disease across separate risk-groups based on additional biologic features. This score may help to optimize treatment strategy for patients with incidentally discovered gallbladder cancer.
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- Cecilia G. Ethun
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Surgery, New York University, New York, NY
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN,Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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Goel M, Tamhankar A, Rangarajan V, Patkar S, Ramadwar M, Shrikhande SV. Role of PET CT scan in redefining treatment of incidental gall bladder carcinoma. J Surg Oncol 2016; 113:652-8. [DOI: 10.1002/jso.24198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Mahesh Goel
- Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Service; Tata Memorial Centre; Mumbai India
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- Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Service; Tata Memorial Centre; Mumbai India
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- Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Service; Tata Memorial Centre; Mumbai India
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- Department of Pathology; Tata Memorial Centre; Mumbai India
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- Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Service; Tata Memorial Centre; Mumbai India
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Yoon JH, Lee YJ, Kim SC, Lee JH, Song KB, Hwang JW, Lee JW, Lee DJ, Park KM. What is the better choice for T1b gallbladder cancer: simple versus extended cholecystectomy. World J Surg 2015; 38:3222-7. [PMID: 25135174 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2713-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is debate over whether T1b gallbladder cancer (GBC) should be treated by simple cholecystectomy (SC) or by extended cholecystectomy (EC). The aim of this study is to compare and analyze the results of these two procedures. PATIENTS AND METHODS The archived medical records of 805 patients with GBC who had undergone surgical resection in Asan Medical Center, or were referred from other hospitals after undergoing surgery, between 1997 and 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. Of these, 85 patients were diagnosed with pathologic stage T1b (muscular layer) GBC. By using propensity scoring, the EC group and the SC group were matched in the proportion of 1:2; so, 54 patients were enrolled in this study. RESULTS Among the 54 pathologic stage T1b cancer patients, SC was performed in 36 (66.7 %) and EC in 18 (33.4 %). The mean operation time and hospital stay after surgery of the SC group was significantly shorter than in the EC group (83.2 vs. 356.4 min, 7.8 vs. 15.2 days; both p = 0.000). Disease recurrence was noted in four cases (11.1 %), all in the SC group; 50 % of recurred patients experienced recurrence at the lymph node. There was no significant intergroup difference in the 5-year survival rate (5-YSR) (88.8 % for SC vs. 93.3 % for EC, p = 0.521). CONCLUSIONS In this study, for stage T1b GBC, both EC and SC offered similar cure rates. However, recurrence is associated with SC and inadequate lymph node dissection (LND). Therefore, EC including regional LND may be justified and preferred because of the possibility of lymph node metastasis and the accurate assessment of stage (LN status), except that the patients have a high risk of operation.
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- Jong Hee Yoon
- Department of Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea,
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Lai QY, Wang DS. Surgical treatment of gallbladder cancer: Strategy and optimization. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2015; 23:1865-1872. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v23.i12.1865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gallbladder cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the biliary tract. It is difficult to diagnose early due to the lack of special symptoms and physical signs. Most cases are diagnosed in advanced stages and the response to traditional chemotherapy and radiotherapy is extremely limited, with modest impact on overall survival. Despite improvements in outcome associated with extended resections, selection of patients for such extensive surgery remains controversial. In this article, we analyze and discuss the key issues about the surgical management of gallbladder cancer, with the hope of a more comprehensive recognition of this malignancy.
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Kai K, Aishima S, Miyazaki K. Gallbladder cancer: Clinical and pathological approach. World J Clin Cases 2014; 2:515-521. [PMID: 25325061 PMCID: PMC4198403 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i10.515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Gallbladder cancer (GBC) shows a marked geographical variation in its incidence. Middle-aged and elderly women are more commonly affected. Risk factors for its development include the presence of gallstones, chronic infection and pancreaticobiliary maljunction. Controversy remains in regard to the theory of carcinogenesis from adenomyomatosis, porcelain gallbladder and adenoma of the gallbladder. The surgical strategy and prognosis after surgery for GBC differ strikingly according to T-stage. Discrimination of favorable cases, particularly T2 or T3 lesions, is useful for the selection of surgical strategies for individual patients. Although many candidate factors predicting disease progression, such as depth of subserosal invasion, horizontal tumor spread, tumor budding, dedifferentiation, Ki-67 labeling index, p53 nuclear expression, CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, mitotic counts, Laminin-5-gamma-2 chain, hypoxia-inducible factor-1a, cyclooxygenase-2 and the Hedgehog signaling pathway have been investigated, useful prognostic makers or factors have not been established. As GBC is often discovered incidentally after routine cholecystectomy and accurate preoperative diagnosis is difficult, close mutual cooperation between surgeons and pathologists is essential for developing a rational surgical strategy for GBC.
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- Anu Behari
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raibareli Road, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Chatelain D, Fuks D, Farges O, Attencourt C, Pruvot FR, Regimbeau JM. Pathology report assessment of incidental gallbladder carcinoma diagnosed from cholecystectomy specimens: results of a French multicentre survey. Dig Liver Dis 2013; 45:1056-60. [PMID: 23948233 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 06/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIMS To assess the accuracy of pathology reports on gallbladder specimens from patients operated on for incidental gallbladder carcinoma. METHODS Demographic data, details on pathological reports including gross and microscopic features section were recorded in 100 selected patients with incidental gallbladder carcinoma diagnosed from 2004 to 2007. RESULTS Pathology reports had a conventional format in 93% of cases, without any standardization. Turnaround time ranged from 1 to 35 days. Frozen sections were performed in 20% of cases. The reports failed to give information on prognostic histological factors: exact tumour site (missing in 55% of cases), depth of tumour infiltration within the gallbladder wall (missing in 10%), surgical margins (missing in 40% for the cystic duct margin), tumour differentiation (missing in 28%), vascular invasion (missing in 52%) and perineural invasion (missing in 51%). Lymph node status could be assessed in 44% of cases. Distances between the tumour and the cystic duct and circumferential margins were not specified in 68% and 84% of cases. Only 29% of the reports clearly stated the pTNM stage in the conclusion section. The pT stage with margin status and tumour site was only mentioned in 30% of the reports. CONCLUSION Pathology reports on gallbladder carcinoma from participating centres frequently lacked important information on key prognostic histological factors.
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- Denis Chatelain
- Department of Pathology, Amiens University Medical Center, Jules Verne University of Picardie, Amiens, France
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Patterns of Failure and Determinants of Outcomes Following Radical Re-resection for Incidental Gallbladder Cancer. World J Surg 2013; 38:484-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2266-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIM The present study was aimed to determine the efficacy of integrated FDG PET/CT in patients with gallbladder cancer (GBC) with suspicion of recurrent disease. METHODS A total of 49 patients (male: 15, female: 34; median age: 52.5 years) with GBC underwent FDG PET/CT for suspected recurrence. A total of 62 PET/CT scans were acquired. Criteria for detection by PET/CT were both a positive FDG uptake and the correct anatomic localization of the tumor. The PET/CT findings were grouped as locoregional disease and metastatic disease. Results of PET/CT were compared with clinical and radiologic follow-up and/or histopathology. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy were calculated. Results of PET/CT were also compared with conventional imaging (CI) whenever available. RESULTS Of 62 PET/CT, 43 (69.4%) were positive and 19 (30.6%) were negative for recurrence. Of 43 positive scans, 41 were true positive and 2 were false positive. Among 19 negative PET/CT scans, 18 were true negative and 1 was false negative. PET/CT showed a sensitivity of 97.6% and specificity of 90% in detecting tumor recurrence. The positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy were 95.3%, 94.7%, and 95.1%, respectively. Locoregional disease was seen in 16 (37.2%) PET/CT studies, distant metastases were seen in 13 (30.2%), and 14 (32.5%) studies showed both locoregional disease and metastasis. When comparable CI was available, PET/CT showed a better specificity than CI for detection of recurrence. CONCLUSIONS Integrated FDG PET/CT can detect recurrence in GBC with high sensitivity and specificity. Routine use of PET/CT in these patients will detect recurrence early and change the subsequent management.
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Rathanaswamy S, Misra S, Kumar V, Chintamani, Pogal J, Agarwal A, Gupta S. Incidentally detected gallbladder cancer- the controversies and algorithmic approach to management. Indian J Surg 2012; 74:248-54. [PMID: 23730052 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-012-0592-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 05/01/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Incidentally discovered gallbladder cancer (IGBC) is defined as the gallbladder cancer (GBC) diagnosed during or after the cholecystectomy done for unsuspected benign gallbladder disease. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the most common procedure performed for benign gallbladder disease worldwide. Majority of GBC patients have associated gallstones. With the advent of ultrasonography more patients are being diagnosed with gallstones and are being subjected to cholecytectomy. IGBC is found in 0.2-2.9 % of all cholecytectomies done for gallstone disease. It represents 27-41 % of all GBC. Patients with IGBC having Tis and T1a stage, with negative cystic duct margin can be treated by simple cholecystectomy alone. Patients with stage T1b and beyond should undergo restaging, and should be treated with radical re - resection (R0). Residual disease is found in 40-76 % patients on re-exploration. The survival rates of patients undergoing re resection for IGBC is similar to those undergoing primary radical surgery. LC is contraindicated in patients with GBC. Patients presenting post LC should undergo radical re- resection and additional port site excision, as they have a high incidence of port site metastasis. At cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder disease all gallbladder specimens should be opened before closing abdomen and if available all suspicious specimens should be sent for immediate frozen section. All gallbladder specimens should be subjected to histopathology examination to avoid missing GBC. The surgeon should have a high index of suspicion for GBC if encountering difficult cholecystectomy for a benign disease, and in patients with atypical clinical and ultrasound findings in high incidence areas.
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Lee SE, Jang JY, Lim CS, Kang MJ, Kim SW. Systematic review on the surgical treatment for T1 gallbladder cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:174-80. [PMID: 21245989 PMCID: PMC3020370 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i2.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2010] [Revised: 09/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/16/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of simple and extended cholecystectomy for mucosa (T1a) or muscularis (T1b) gallbladder (GB) cancer.
METHODS: Original studies on simple and extended cholecystectomy for T1a or T1b GB cancer were searched from MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Library, EMBase, and CancerLit using the search terms of GB, cancer/carcinoma/tumor/neoplasm.
RESULTS: Twenty-nine out of the 2312 potentially relevant publications met the eligibility criteria. Of the 1266 patients with GB cancer included in the publications, 706 (55.8%) and 560 (44.2%) had T1a and T1b GB cancer, respectively. Simple cholecystectomy for T1a and T1b GB cancer was performed in 590 (83.6%) and 375 (67.0%) patients, respectively (P < 0.01). In most series, the treatment of choice was simple cholecystectomy for T1a GB cancer patients with a 5-year survival rate of 100%. Lymph node metastasis was detected in 10.9% of the T1b GB cancer patients and in 1.8% of the T1a GB cancer patients, respectively (P < 0.01). Eight patients (1.1%) with T1a GB cancer and 52 patients (9.3%) with T1b GB cancer died of recurrent GB cancer (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSION: Simple cholecystectomy represents the adequate treatment of T1a GB cancer. There is no definite evidence that extended cholecystectomy is advantageous over simple cholecystectomy for T1b GB cancer.
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Manterola C, Vial M, Roa JC. Survival of a cohort of patients with Intermediate and advanced gall bladder cancer treated with a prospective therapeutic protocol. Acta Cir Bras 2010; 25:225-30. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502010000300003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2009] [Accepted: 03/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the results of a prospective therapeutic protocol with long-term follow up in terms of survival rates in a cohort of patients treated with Intermediate and Advanced GBC (GBC). METHODS: Prospective cohort of patients with intermediate and advanced stages of GBC treated between 1996 and 2006. All cases were treated with a partial hepatic segmentectomy on segments IVb and V and a regional lymph node dissection and six cycles of out-patient chemotherapy (5-FU and leukovorin). With an average follow-up of 31.5 months, the morbidity, operative mortality, hepatic and lymphatic infiltration and actuarial survival were measured. Descriptive statistics were applied as well as bivariate analysis applying Fisher's exact test and non-parametrical tests and Kaplan Meier survival curves. Also logistic regression and proportional risk of Cox were applied. RESULTS: 40 patients were included in this protocol, with an average age of 59.5 years (40-85 years), of which 28 were women (70%). Depth of wall infiltration: muscular 8 patients (20%), subserosal 12 patients (30%), serosal 12 patients (30%) and perivesicular adipose tissue 8 patients (20%). The series morbidity was 27.5%. There was no operative mortality. The chemotherapy was well tolerated. The overall actuarial survival in the series was 50% at 60 months. CONCLUSION: Our protocol treatment has morbidity, mortality and survival rates similar to previously reported series.
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Surgical R0 resection of primary and secondary hepatobiliary tumors, such as colorectal liver metastases, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocellular carcinoma and gall bladder carcinoma, remains the only potentially curative treatment option. The extent of involvement of lymph node metastases seems to be an independent prognostic factor in these tumors. The prognostic value of a systematic lymph node dissection in hepatobiliary tumors still remains unclear as there is a lack of prospective randomized trials. However, local lymphadenectomy (hepatoduodenal ligament and retropancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes) can be easily performed with low mortality and morbidity rates and may be helpful in better staging of the patients. Further randomized trials are necessary in order to define the relevance of lymph node dissection in hepatobiliary surgery.
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Butte JM, Redondo F, Waugh E, Meneses M, Pruzzo R, Parada H, Amaral H, De La Fuente HA. The role of PET-CT in patients with incidental gallbladder cancer. HPB (Oxford) 2009; 11:585-91. [PMID: 20495711 PMCID: PMC2785954 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00104.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2009] [Accepted: 06/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION After a cholecystectomy, incidental gallbladder cancer (IGC) requires accurate imaging studies to determine the actual extent of the disease to properly tailor subsequent treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography ((18)FDG PET-CT) to provide optimal pre-treatment staging in patients with IGC. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between January 2006 and August 2008, all patients with IGC and at least muscular layer invasion were studied with (18)FDG PET-CT. The examination was considered positive when the standardized uptake values (SUV) were >/=2.5. In all instances patients were offered to undergo definitive exploration and possible radical resection. RESULTS The series included 32 patients, 26 women and 6 men, with a median age of 57 years (range 30-81 years). The examination was performed at a median time of 6 weeks after cholecystectomy (range 2-52 weeks). (18)FDG PET-CT was negative in 13 patients and positive in 19 patients: 9 with localized potentially resectable disease (PRD) and in 10 with disseminated disease. Of the 13 patients with negative PET-CT, 9 refused surgery and 4 underwent formal exploration: 3 patients were resected with no disease identified in the final pathology report (FPR) and 1 was not resected as a result of peritoneal carcinomatosis. Of the 9 with PRD, 4 patients refused reoperation and 5 underwent exploration: 3 were resected with residual disease noted in the FPR and 2 did not undergo resection because of dissemination. Two patients with disseminated disease were reoperated and in both instances disseminated disease was confirmed. The median survival for the entire group was 20.3 months (range 1.6-32.9 months). The median survival for those patients with negative PET-CT was 13.5 months (range 5.6-32.9 months), 6.2 months (range 1.6-18.7 months) for localized potentially resectable disease and 4.9 months (range 2-14.1 months) for disseminated disease (P < 0.003). CONCLUSIONS For patients presenting with stage T1b or greater IGC, the use of (18)FDG PET-CT will help reduce the number of patients undergoing non-therapeutic re-exploration and may help to determine the likely prognosis. (18)FDG PET-CT might be a useful tool for the selection of patients for potentially curative treatment.
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- Jean M Butte
- Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez Santiago, Chile
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Ikeda T, Nakayama Y, Hamada Y, Takeshita M, Iwasaki H, Maeshiro K, Yamashita Y, Kuroki M, Ikeda S. FU-MK-1 expression in human gallbladder carcinoma: an antigenic prediction marker for a better postsurgical prognosis. Am J Clin Pathol 2009; 132:111-7. [PMID: 19864241 DOI: 10.1309/ajcp5hphg6ngbwzo] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Gallbladder carcinoma is an aggressive type of neoplasm difficult to cure by conventional procedures. Because of the lack of reliable markers for assessing the prognosis, this retrospective study was designed to investigate the prognostic significance of MK-1 overexpression in human carcinoma of the gallbladder. Immunohistochemical staining using monoclonal antibody FU-MK-1 (MK-1 antigen) was performed on paraffin-embedded tissues from 63 patients who had undergone surgical resection for gallbladder carcinoma. Expression of MK-1 was found in 50 (79%) of 63 tumor samples. All 21 papillary and 12 of 13 well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinomas but only 1 of 8 poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas were positive for FU-MK-1. Multivariate analysis showed that only MK-1 expression was an independent prognostic marker (P = .0473), and Kaplan-Meier curves showed that MK-1 expression was significantly related to increased overall survival (P < .0001). These results suggest that MK-1 expression is a prognostic marker in gallbladder carcinoma.
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- Takeaki Ikeda
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- General Research Center for Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Pilgrim C, Usatoff V, Evans PM. A review of the surgical strategies for the management of gallbladder carcinoma based on T stage and growth type of the tumour. Eur J Surg Oncol 2009; 35:903-7. [PMID: 19261430 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2008] [Revised: 12/18/2008] [Accepted: 02/02/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIMS Surgery for gallbladder carcinoma is a technically challenging exercise. The extent of resection varies based on a number of factors, and controversy exists regarding what constitutes an acceptable resection. A review of current recommendations and practice was undertaken. METHODS A comprehensive literature review was performed, searching Medline for articles published since 2000, using the MeSH heading of 'gallbladder cancer' and 'surgery'. Abstracts were reviewed and articles retrieved if the main focus of the article centred on the surgical management of gallbladder carcinoma. OBSERVATIONS The extent of hepatic resection and lymph node dissection required varies in particular with T stage. Growth pattern and anatomical location of the tumour within the gallbladder also influence surgical management. CONCLUSIONS Discrepancy exists between the Eastern and Western literature in terms of what constitutes an acceptable limit of resection, and these issues are discussed.
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- C Pilgrim
- The Alfred Hospital, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Commercial Rd, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
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Shukla PJ, Barreto SG, Arya S, Shrikhande SV, Hawaldar R, Purandare N, Rangarajan V. Does PET-CT scan have a role prior to radical re-resection for incidental gallbladder cancer? HPB (Oxford) 2008; 10:439-45. [PMID: 19088931 PMCID: PMC2597311 DOI: 10.1080/13651820802286910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Radical re-resection is offered to patients with non-metastatic, invasive, incidental gallbladder cancer. Data evaluating (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET-CT) in patients with incidental gallbladder cancer is sparse. AIM To evaluate the efficacy of integrated (18)F-FDG PET-CT in determining occult metastatic or residual local-regional disease in patients with incidental gallbladder cancer. METHODS Patients referred with incidental gallbladder cancer for radical re-resection were evaluated using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and PET-CT. Based on preoperative imaging, 24 out of 92 patients were found suitable for surgery. The two imaging modalities were evaluated with respect to residual and resectable disease. RESULTS In determining residual disease, MDCT had a sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) of 42.8%, each, while PET-CT had a sensitivity and PPV of 28.5 and 20%, respectively. In determining resectability, MDCT had a sensitivity, PPV, and accuracy of 100, 87.5, and 87.5%, respectively, as compared to PET-CT (sensitivity=100%, PPV=91.3%, accuracy=91.6%). CONCLUSIONS From our study, it appears that in patients with incidental gall bladder cancer without metastatic disease, PET-CT and MDCT seem to have roles complementing each other. PET-CT was able to detect occult metastatic or residual local-regional disease in some of these patients, and seems to be useful in the preoperative diagnostic algorithm of patients whose MDCT is normal or indicates locally advanced disease.
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- Parul J. Shukla
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial HospitalParel MumbaiIndia
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial HospitalParel MumbaiIndia
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- Clinical Research Secretariat, Tata Memorial HospitalMumbaiIndia
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial HospitalParel MumbaiIndia
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial HospitalMumbaiIndia
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Coburn NG, Cleary SP, Tan JCC, Law CHL. Surgery for gallbladder cancer: a population-based analysis. J Am Coll Surg 2008; 207:371-82. [PMID: 18722943 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2007] [Revised: 02/22/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gallbladder cancer is an aggressive neoplasm, and resection is the only curative modality. Single institutional studies report an aggressive surgical approach improves survival. This analysis was performed to examine the components of surgical resection and resultant survival. STUDY DESIGN From 1988 to 2003, patients aged 18 to 85 years, resected of T1-3 M0 gallbladder cancer, were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry. Resections were classified as en bloc (cholecystectomy + at least one adjacent organ) or simple (cholecystectomy only); lymphadenectomy was defined as three or more lymph nodes assessed. RESULTS Of the 2,835 resected patients with T1-T3 M0 cancer, only 8.6% underwent an en bloc resection, and 5.3% had a lymphadenectomy. In multivariable analysis, age, year of resection, region, and advanced T-stage were associated with more aggressive resection. In univariate analysis, improved survival was associated with en bloc resection for T1/2 cancers, and lymphadenectomy for T2/3 cancers. In multivariable analysis, the following were associated with improved survival: for T1 cancers, en bloc resection, younger age, lower grade, and recent year of resection; for T2 cancers, Caucasian race (versus African-American), lower grade, and node negative disease, with trends for en bloc resection and lymphadenectomy; and for T3 cancers, female gender, Caucasian race (versus American Indian), lower grade, node negative disease, and recent year of resection, with a strong trend for lymphadenectomy. CONCLUSIONS Very few patients underwent aggressive surgery. En bloc resection and lymphadenectomy may have stage-specific effects on survival. Additional studies should explore the underuse of aggressive operations, verify survival advantages, and define stage-specific resection strategies.
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- Natalie G Coburn
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gourgiotis S, Kocher HM, Solaini L, Yarollahi A, Tsiambas E, Salemis NS. Gallbladder cancer. Am J Surg 2008; 196:252-64. [PMID: 18466866 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2007] [Revised: 11/02/2007] [Accepted: 11/02/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gallbladder cancer (GC) is a relatively rare but highly lethal neoplasm. We review the epidemiology, etiology, pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and prognosis of GC. METHOD A Pubmed database search between 1971 and February 2007 was performed. All abstracts were reviewed and articles with GC obtained; further references were extracted by hand-searching the bibliography. The database search was done in the English language. RESULTS The accurate etiology of GC remains unclear, while the symptoms associated with primary GC are not specific. Treatment with radical cholecystectomy is curative but possible in only 10% to 30% of patients. For patients whose cancer is an incidental finding on pathologic review, re-resection is indicated, where feasible, for all disease except T1a. Patients with advanced disease should receive palliative treatment. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is contraindicated in the presence of GC. CONCLUSION Prognosis generally is extremely poor. Improvements in the outcome of surgical resection have caused this approach to be re-evaluated, while the role of chemotherapy and radiotherapy remains controversial.
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- Stavros Gourgiotis
- Second Surgical Department, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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Chan SY, Poon RTP, Lo CM, Ng KK, Fan ST. Management of carcinoma of the gallbladder: a single-institution experience in 16 years. J Surg Oncol 2008; 97:156-64. [PMID: 18050290 DOI: 10.1002/jso.20885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Radical surgery is the only curative treatment for carcinoma of gallbladder. This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of patients with carcinoma of gallbladder managed in a single institution over 16 years. METHODS From April 1988 to November 2003, 86 patients (29 males, 57 females) were diagnosed to have carcinoma of gallbladder. Tumor staging, treatment modalities and clinical outcome of these patients were evaluated. Thirty-two patients (37%) had early stage (TNM stage I or II) disease whereas 54 patients (63%) had advanced stage (TNM stage III or IV) disease. Curative treatment by surgical resection was performed in 23 patients (27%). RESULTS Overall survival was significantly better in patients with curative treatment (1-year: 85%; 2-year: 63%; 3-year: 55%) than those with palliative treatment (1-year: 11%; 2-year: 3%; 3-year: 0%; P < 0.01). Using Cox regression model, curative treatment was the only independent prognostic factor affecting overall survival of patients with carcinoma of gallbladder. A significantly better survival was associated with curative treatment compared with palliative treatment in patients with incidental gallbladder cancer. The median survival was 33.9 months for the curative treatment group versus 3 months for the palliative treatment group (P = 0.0001). CONCLUSION Favorable survival outcome can be achieved in patients with carcinoma of gallbladder after curative resection.
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- Siu Yin Chan
- Centre for the Study of Liver Disease, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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Agarwal AK, Mandal S, Singh S, Sakhuja P, Puri S. Gallbladder cancer with duodenal infiltration: is it still resectable? J Gastrointest Surg 2007; 11:1722-7. [PMID: 17906907 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0320-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2007] [Accepted: 09/03/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the resectability and the long-term survival in patients of gallbladder cancer with duodenal involvement. BACKGROUND Duodenal infiltration in patients of carcinoma gallbladder is generally regarded as a sign of advanced disease and an indicator of unresectable disease. METHODS A total of 252 patients of gallbladder cancer (GBC) who underwent surgery over a 5-year period were studied for duodenal involvement. Patients with duodenal infiltration on per-operative assessment were analyzed for resectability, postoperative morbidity, mortality and disease free survival. RESULTS Forty-three patients were detected to have duodenal infiltration on per-operative assessment out of which 17 had unresectable disease (39.54%), whereas the remaining 26 patients underwent R0 resection (61.9%). Of these, nine underwent distal gastrectomy with resection of the first part of the duodenum (34.62%), 16 underwent duodenal sleeve resection (61.54%), and in one patient pancreatoduodenectomy (HPD) (3.85%) was performed. With regard to the extent of liver resection, two underwent extended right hepatectomy, whereas the remaining 24 underwent segment IVB and V resection. Bile duct and adjacent viscera were resected when involved. Of the resected patients, eight underwent bile duct excision, seven had colonic resection, and three had vascular resection and reconstruction. The postoperative morbidity and mortality was 15 (34.9%) and three (6.97%), respectively, in the resected group of patients. The overall actual survival in the resected group was a mean of 15.87 months, median of 14 months (range 3 to 56 months). CONCLUSION Duodenal infiltration is neither an indicator of unresectability nor an indication to perform Hepato-pancreatoduodenectomy (HPD). In most of these patients, an oncologically adequate R0 resection can be performed with either a duodenal sleeve resection or distal gastrectomy with resection of the first part of the duodenum.
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- Anil K Agarwal
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, GB Pant Hospital & Maulana Azad Medical College, JLN Marg, New Delhi, 110002, India.
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Cleary SP, Dawson LA, Knox JJ, Gallinger S. Cancer of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts. Curr Probl Surg 2007; 44:396-482. [PMID: 17693325 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2007.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Sean P Cleary
- Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gallbladder cancer is a relatively unusual, but often lethal malignancy. Surgical management has historically been palliative only; however, with the advancement of techniques in hepatobiliary surgery, varying extents of surgical intervention have been advocated for cure. This article reviews the current approach to the surgical management of gallbladder cancer and discusses the rationale for an aggressive approach to this disease.
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- Kristin L Mekeel
- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.
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Agarwal AK, Mandal S, Singh S, Bhojwani R, Sakhuja P, Uppal R. Biliary obstruction in gall bladder cancer is not sine qua non of inoperability. Ann Surg Oncol 2007; 14:2831-7. [PMID: 17632759 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9456-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2006] [Accepted: 03/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The presence of biliary obstruction in patients with gallbladder cancer (GBC) is generally viewed as an indicator of advanced disease, inoperability and poor prognosis. METHODS Data was collected from patients with GBC with obstructive jaundice who underwent resection during the period January 2001 to October 2003. Systematic analysis of prospective data was undertaken; patients were analyzed for resectability, post-operative morbidity, mortality and disease-free survival. RESULTS During this period 14 patients with GBC with biliary obstruction underwent resection with curative intent. In these jaundiced patients, the resectability rate was 27.45% (14 of 51). In the jaundiced group the mortality was 7.14% the morbidity rate 50%, the mean disease free survival was 23.46 months (median 26 months and range of 2 to 62 months). Seven patients (50%) survived more than two years. CONCLUSION Biliary obstruction in gall bladder cancer is not sine qua non of inoperability and resection results in meaningful prolongation of survival.
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- Anil K Agarwal
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, GB Pant Hospital & Maulana Azad Medical College, JLN Marg, New Delhi 110002, India.
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Otero JCR, Proske A, Vallilengua C, Luján M, Poletto L, Pezzotto SM, Fein L, Otero JR, Celoria G. Gallbladder cancer: surgical results after cholecystectomy in 25 patients with lamina propria invasion and 26 patients with muscular layer invasion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 13:562-6. [PMID: 17139432 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-006-1123-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2005] [Accepted: 03/08/2006] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE It has been stated that simple cholecystectomy is sufficient treatment for all patients with pT1 gallbladder cancer. However, other authors note the necessity of carrying out extended surgery when there is muscular-layer involvement. METHODS A consecutive series of gallbladder carcinomas with lamina propria or muscular layer invasion were analyzed. Between July 1982 and December 2000, 51 patients with pT1 gallbladder carcinomas were treated with simple cholecystectomy (group A, 25 patients with lamina propria-invasion; group B, 26 patients with muscular-layer invasion). Patients with intraepithelial carcinomas were excluded from the study. RESULTS There were no differences between the groups in average age, sex ratios, association with other tumors, histologic type, malignancy grade, cholecystitis type, macroscopic aspects, lymph node status, or treatment applied. After an average of 6 years' follow-up, no patients in group A and nine patients (34.6%) in group B died due to gallbladder carcinoma. Cystic lymph nodes could be studied in five of these nine patients who relapsed, and the results were negative for metastasis. Lymphatic or venous invasion was observed in five of these nine patients. CONCLUSIONS According to these results, cholecystectomy is not sufficient treatment for gallbladder carcinoma with muscular-layer invasion.
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- Juan C Rodríguez Otero
- Surgical Oncology, Hospital del Centenario, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Humboldt 4032, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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Sakamoto Y, Kosuge T, Shimada K, Sano T, Hibi T, Yamamoto J, Takayama T, Makuuchi M. Clinical significance of extrahepatic bile duct resection for advanced gallbladder cancer. J Surg Oncol 2006; 94:298-306. [PMID: 16917876 DOI: 10.1002/jso.20585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the clinical significance of extrahepatic bile duct (EHBD) resection during surgery for advanced gallbladder cancer. METHODS Among 110 patients with pT2 or higher grade gallbladder cancer, 58 patients without microscopic invasion to the EHBD were reviewed. Prognostic factors of the 58 patients were evaluated by multivariate analysis. The impact of EHBD resection on survival was assessed in relation to two prognostic determinants: (i) lymph node metastasis: positive (n = 23) and negative (n = 35); (ii) perineural invasion: positive (n = 25) and negative (n = 33). RESULTS Hepatic metastasis and perineural invasion were found to be independently significant prognostic factors. (i) No survival benefit of additional EHBD resection could be confirmed in each group of patients with or without nodal metastasis. (ii) In 25 patients with perineural invasion, 14 patients who underwent EHBD resection showed better survival as compared to the 11 patients who did not undergo EHBD resection (5-year survival rate, 46% vs. 0%, P = 0.009). In the remaining 33 patients without perineural invasion, the additional EHBD resection did not yield significant improvement of survival (P = 0.28). CONCLUSIONS Resection of EHBD may offer prognostic advantage when perineural invasion exists, even in the absence of biliary infiltration.
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- Yoshihiro Sakamoto
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common malignancy of the biliary tract and the fifth most common gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. In addition to global inter-country variations in incidence, large racial and ethnic variations have been noted within countries. High incidence rates of GBC have been described in North India, for example. Despite the fact that the precise etiology of GBC is poorly understood, a strong association between GBC and cholelithiasis exists. Most GBC presents clinically as advanced disease with unfavorable prognosis and poor response to treatment. A small but increasing proportion of cases of incidental GBC detected during or after cholecystectomy is also being seen. Such patients are generally in an earlier stage of disease and are potentially more curable by a completion radical cholecystectomy, which is especially indicated for patients whose disease is stage pT1b or beyond. Radical surgery is the mainstay of curative intent treatment for GBC. When feasible, extended or radical cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for resectable GBC. Patients with advanced stage III or IV disease may undergo more complex, high-risk, and morbid extended resections such as hepatopancreaticoduodenectomy. We believe that these procedures should be performed only in selected patients at centers specializing in these resections. Patients not fit for such major resection or found unresectable on imaging or exploration are usually offered palliative treatment. This may be in the form of surgical palliation (eg, palliative bypass for gastric outlet, bowel, or biliary tract obstruction), endoscopic biliary stenting (for obstructive jaundice), or palliative chemotherapy. Chemotherapy for GBC is generally used in the palliative setting. Gemcitabine, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, mitomycin, and capecitabine are some of the effective agents. We have reported gratifying overall response rates of 55% with the combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with advanced GBC. Patients with advanced GBC and jaundice who undergo stenting followed by chemotherapy show response and survival rates similar to those who present without jaundice.
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- Sanjeev Misra
- Department of Surgical Oncology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, U P 226 007, India.
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Cucinotta E, Lorenzini C, Melita G, Iapichino G, Currò G. Incidental gall bladder carcinoma: does the surgical approach influence the outcome? ANZ J Surg 2006; 75:795-8. [PMID: 16173995 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03528.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to evaluate the outcome in patients with unsuspected gall bladder carcinoma diagnosed after cholecystectomy, comparing the laparoscopic approach with open surgery. METHODS A retrospective study was done of 16 patients who were diagnosed with unsuspected gall bladder carcinoma out of the 2850 who had undergone cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis at our institution between 1990 and 2004. Eight cases (seven women and one man, mean age 63 (range 49-75 years) ) were diagnosed after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (group A) and eight cases (six women and two men, mean age 63 (range 50-79 years) ) after open cholecystectomy (group B). We evaluated the outcome in the two groups correlating the cumulative survival rates with tumour stage and surgical technique. RESULTS In group A, three patients had port-site recurrence (1 pT1a and 2 pT1b tumours) after 6, 7 and 9 months, one had intraperitoneal dissemination (pT2) after 3 months, and four had no recurrence (1 pTis, 2 pT1a and 1 pT1b). In group B, five patients had recurrences (4 pT1b and 1 pT2) after an average of 8 months (range 5-11) and three had no recurrence (1 pTis and 2 pT1a). Survival rate was statistically correlated with tumour stage but not with the surgical approach used to perform cholecystectomy. CONCLUSIONS The surgical approach used for cholecystectomy would seem not to influence the outcome in patients with unsuspected gall bladder carcinoma. The tumour stage is the most important prognostic factor.
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- Eugenio Cucinotta
- Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Memon MA, Anwar S, Shiwani MH, Memon B. Gallbladder carcinoma: a retrospective analysis of twenty-two years experience of a single teaching hospital. INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2005; 2:6. [PMID: 15774016 PMCID: PMC1079924 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7800-2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2005] [Accepted: 03/17/2005] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate our experience with gallbladder cancer since the establishment of a tumour registry in our institute. Methods Between 1975 and 1998, 23 consecutive patients with gallbladder cancer were identified using the tumour registry database. There were 18 females (78%) and 5 (22%) males. The mean age at diagnosis was 70.6 (range 42–85) years. The diagnosis was achieved either intra-operatively or following the histological analysis of the gallbladder (n = 17), following gallbladder or liver biopsy (n = 4) or at autopsy (n = 2). Presenting symptoms included upper abdominal pain, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, fever, painless jaundice, hepatomegaly, upper abdominal mass, upper abdominal tenderness, and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Results Histological examination revealed 20 adenocarcinomas (87%), 2 squamous cell carcinomas (9%) and one spindle cell sarcoma (4%). At presentation, 14 (61%) gallbladder cancers were stage IV, 5 (22%) were stage III and 4 (17%) were stage II. Kaplan Meier analysis revealed a mean survival of 3.2, 7.8 and 8.2 months for stage IV, III, and II disease respectively. Out of 14 patients with stage IV disease, 8 patients received adjuvant chemotherapy and survived for 4.6 months whereas six patients who did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy survived for 1.3 months. This difference was statistically significant (p = 0.04). Conclusion The majority of patients with gallbladder cancer presented with advanced stage disease (stage IV) which carries a dismal prognosis. Patients who received chemotherapy with stage IV disease, however, did better than those who did not, but this is probably a reflection of patient selection.
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- Muhammed Ashraf Memon
- Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Department of Surgery, Whiston Hospital, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 5DR, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Barnsley District General Hospital, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 2EP, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Barnsley District General Hospital, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 2EP, UK
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- Private Clinic, Astley House, Whitehall Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 2LH, UK
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Carcinoma of the gallbladder is the most common malignant tumour of the biliary tract and a particularly high incidence is observed in Chile, Japan, and northern India. The aetiology of this tumour is complex, but there is a strong association with gallstones. Owing to its non-specific symptoms, gallbladder carcinoma is generally diagnosed late in the disease course, but if a patient with gallstones experiences a sudden change of symptoms, then a cancer diagnosis should be considered. Treatment with radical or extended cholecystectomy is potentially curative, although these procedures are only possible in 10-30% of patients. There is no role for cytoreductive surgery in this disease. If a gallbladder carcinoma is discovered via pathological examination of tissue samples, then the patient should be examined further and should have radical surgery if the tumour is found to be T1b or beyond. Additional port-site excision is necessary if the patient has already had their gallbladder removed during laparoscopy; however, patients with an intact gallbladder who are suspected to have gallbladder carcinoma should not undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients with advanced inoperable disease should receive palliative treatment; however, the role of chemotherapy and radiation in these patients needs further evaluation.
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- Sanjeev Misra
- Department of Surgical Oncology, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
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Puhalla H, Wild T, Bareck E, Pokorny H, Ploner M, Soliman T, Stremitzer S, Depisch D, Laengle F, Gruenberger T. Long-term follow-up of surgically treated gallbladder cancer patients. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2002; 28:857-63. [PMID: 12477478 DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2002.1301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS Palliative attempts have traditionally led treatment of gallbladder cancer but resection offers the only chance for long-term survival. This study investigates the impact of surgery with curative intent in gallbladder cancer treatment and evaluates prognostic factors for survival. METHODS Two hundred and sixty-seven patients were admitted for surgical therapy. Sixty received resection with curative intent and form the basis of this analysis. RESULTS R0 resection (n=45) was a highly significant independent survival predictor (P<0.001). All 5-year survivors (n=10) had tumour-free resection margins. Early T stage (P=0.017) and highly differentiated cancer (P=0.008) had a significant better outcome. Nodal spreading increased by local tumour extension and lymphatic involvement decreased patient survival (P=0.018). Patients' age (>75 years) was without influence on long-term survival. CONCLUSIONS Long-term survival is possible both in elderly patients and in advanced cancer.
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- H Puhalla
- Department of General Surgery, University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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Varshney S, Butturini G, Buttirini G, Gupta R. Incidental carcinoma of the gallbladder. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2002; 28:4-10. [PMID: 11869005 DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2001.1175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Incidental gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) is a difficult management issue as there are no established guidelines. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with increased dissemination of the tumour cells (both in the peritoneal cavity and port sites). Depth of tumour invasion (T stage) and positive surgical margins are the most important prognostic factors, although tumour differentiation, lymphatic, perineural and vascular invasion may also affect the outcome. Simple cholecystectomy is adequate for mucosal (T1a) lesions only. For T1b tumours port site/wound excision with second radical operation (probably extended cholecystectomy -- wedge liver excision with regional lymphadenectomy) should be advised. T2 tumours should be treated with second radical operation (extended cholecystectomy or excision of medial liver segments 4b and 5 or 4, 5 and 8 with regional lymphadenectomy with or without excision of the extra-hepatic bile duct). Few T3 tumours can be cured and in some survival time may be prolonged by a second radical operation. More extensive liver resection (segments 4b and 5 or segments 4, 5 and 8) with regional lymphadenectomy with excision of the extra-hepatic bile duct should be advised. A second radical operation may palliate some T4 tumours. In the absence of extensive nodal disease, this operation may prolong the survival time. Excision of the extra-hepatic bile duct should be undertaken whenever the tumour involves the cystic duct margin or the extra-hepatic biliary tree. Epidemiology, risk factors, aetiopathogenesis and the modes of spread of GBC are discussed in relation to appropriateness of the second radical operation. Indications, types and role of the second radical operation are discussed.
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- S Varshney
- Surgical Gastroenterology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital, Bhopal, India.
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Wakai T, Shirai Y, Yokoyama N, Nagakura S, Watanabe H, Hatakeyama K. Early gallbladder carcinoma does not warrant radical resection. Br J Surg 2001; 88:675-8. [PMID: 11350438 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2001.01749.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study was designed to address whether gallbladder cancer invading the muscle layer (stage pT(1b)) is a local disease and whether radical resection is necessary. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 25 patients with pT(1b) gallbladder tumours, 13 of whom underwent simple cholecystectomy and 12 radical resection with regional lymph node dissection, was performed. A total of 147 regional lymph nodes was examined for metastasis. The median follow-up time was 95 months. RESULTS No patient had blood vessel or perineural invasion on histology. Lymphatic vessel invasion was seen in one patient. Both overt metastasis and micrometastases were absent in all lymph nodes examined. Overall 10-year survival was 87 per cent. The outcome after simple cholecystectomy was comparable to that after radical resection (P = 0.16). Two patients who underwent radical resection died from tumour relapse in distant sites. CONCLUSION Most pT(1b) gallbladder carcinomas spread only locally. Additional radical resection is not necessary when the depth of invasion of gallbladder carcinoma is limited to the muscle layer after simple cholecystectomy.
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- T Wakai
- Department of Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata City 951-8510, Japan
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Puhalla1 H, Wild1 T, Filipits2 M, Wrba3 F, Raderer2 M, Krizanic1 F, Andonovski1 A, Steininger1 R, Muhlbacher1 F, Langle1 F. Der prognostische Wert der p53-Immunhistochemie beim Gallenblasenkarzinom. Eur Surg 2001. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1563-2563.2001.01030.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Tashiro T, Hirokawa M, Horiguchi H, Wakatsuki S, Sano T, Yada S. Well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder mimicking minimal deviation adenocarcinoma of the cervix. APMIS 2000; 108:173-7. [PMID: 10752685 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2000.d01-41.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We report a case of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder, histologically mimicking minimal deviation adenocarcinoma (MDA) of the cervix. A 71-year-old Japanese male underwent cholecystectomy because of the suggestion of gallbladder carcinoma. The resected gallbladder showed a localized thickening of the gallbladder wall with a polypoid lesion measuring 12x7 mm in diameter. Microscopically, the polypoid lesion proved to be a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma composed of columnar cells with a clear cytoplasm. In the thickened gallbladder wall, well-formed glands were extensively distributed; they were surrounded by a slightly desmoplastic reaction instead of lamina propria, or were directly in contact with smooth muscle cells. The diagnostic criteria for cervical MDA may be useful in distinguishing well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder from benign conditions, such as Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus and adenomyomatosis. It is remarkable that the tumor cells of the present case expressed gastric type mucin which is characteristic of mucinous type cervical MDA.
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- T Tashiro
- Department of Pathology, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Japan.
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Kapoor VK, Sonawane RN, Haribhakti SP, Sikora SS, Saxena R, Kaushik SP. Gall bladder cancer: proposal for a modification of the TNM classification. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 1998; 24:487-91. [PMID: 9870721 DOI: 10.1016/s0748-7983(98)93212-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gall bladder cancer is the commonest biliary tract malignancy. The TNM classification of AJCC-UICC is the most widely accepted and most commonly used system for staging. We propose some modifications in the existing classification and recommend guidelines for management based on the stage of the disease.
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- V K Kapoor
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
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- V K Kapoor
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Biliary malignancies, including cancers of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts, gallbladder and ampulla, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with obstructive jaundice. Cancers of the intrahepatic bile ducts and ampulla are managed as liver and peri-ampullary tumours respectively. Extrahepatic bile duct cancers are diagnosed by cholangiography and evaluated for resectability by imaging and angiography. Vascular infiltration is the main contra-indication for resection, which may also involve the liver. Every attempt must be made to achieve curative resection, but local resection may be justified even if non-curative. Gallbladder cancers are usually advanced at the time of diagnosis and are unresectable--surgical palliation improves the quality of life by relieving biliary and gastric outlet obstruction. Long-term survival is possible after curative resection in early lesions that are usually diagnosed as an incidental finding after cholecystectomy for presumed gallstone disease. The role of adjuvant therapy in biliary malignancies needs further evaluation.
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- V K Kapoor
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India
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- S A Curley
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Prognosis of carcinoma of the gallbladder can be improved by diagnosing the disease in the early stages. Records of 14 patients with early (UICC AJCC TNM stages I and II) carcinoma of the gallbladder were analyzed. Clinical presentation in all these patients was like benign biliary disease. Ultrasonography could diagnose carcinoma of the gallbladder in only five patients; in the remaining nine patients, even the ultrasonographic diagnosis was benign biliary disease. All patients were operated; carcinoma of the gallbladder was diagnosed at operation in two more patients, but it was first detected only after histological examination in seven patients. All patients except four had associated gallstones. Preoperative diagnosis of early carcinoma of the gallbladder is difficult. The only way to diagnose early carcinoma of the gallbladder is by early surgical treatment of patients with clinical features of benign biliary disease.
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- V K Kapoor
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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BACKGROUND The role of resectional surgery in patients with advanced stages of gallbladder carcinoma has not been fully defined. It is generally believed that the survival depends on the stage of the disease, rather than on the treatment option. METHODS Seventeen selected risk factors were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analyses to predict survival in 87 patients with gallbladder carcinoma who had undergone some form of surgical treatment. Similarly, a subset of 55 patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer Stage IV disease also was analyzed separately. RESULTS Palpable mass, tumor (T) status, local infiltration, lymph node involvement, distant metastasis, TNM stage, and the type of surgical treatment (laparotomy alone, bypass, or resection) were significant risk factors by univariate analysis. In addition to palpable mass and the type of surgical treatment, age was also a significant predictor of survival by multivariate analysis. Multivariate analysis of patients with Stage IV disease revealed the same three factors to be significant. In this subset of patients, the median survival after resectional surgery was 16.3 months; after biliary and/or gastric bypass, 4.8 months; and after laparotomy alone, 1.6 months. CONCLUSIONS The type of surgical treatment significantly influenced survival. Resectional surgery was associated with better survival compared with biliary and/or gastric bypass or laparotomy alone for patients with all stages of the disease, including those with advanced carcinoma of the gallbladder.
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Wilkinson DS. Carcinoma of the gall-bladder: an experience and review of the literature. THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SURGERY 1995; 65:724-7. [PMID: 7487712 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1995.tb00545.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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This paper summarizes the treatment results of 28 cases of gall-bladder carcinoma at Toowoomba Base Hospital, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The literature is reviewed in order to determine whether more extensive resection is improving the outcome of a disease generally understood to have a deplorable prognosis. The complete records of 28 patients with this malignancy were obtained from the period 1978 to 1994 and analysed retrospectively. Twenty-three patients had cholecystectomy, but only one underwent formal lymph node dissection. Overall, the 5 year survival rate was 13%, and long-term survivors all had stage I or II disease. Those with stage III or IV disease had a median survival of 46 days. Recent literature confirms that simple cholecystectomy is not always curative for early lesions discovered incidentally and also that some patients with advanced disease can achieve long-term survival if treated with radical resection. Wedge resection of the liver and nodal clearance of the hepatoduodenal ligament at least has been recommended in patients with T2 lesions (subserosal/perimuscular), and in selected patients with stage III disease.
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