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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology2020

Incidental gallbladder cancer after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: incidence, management, and prognosis.

Xin Wu, Binglu Li, Chaoji Zheng, Wei Liu, Tao Hong, Xiaodong He

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Article in Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin WuDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3839-4768
Binglu LiDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-0793
Chaoji ZhengDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Wei LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Tao HongDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xiaodong HeDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsAlthough incidental gallbladder cancer (IGBC) diagnosed after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is not rare, its incidence, management, and prognosis are still unclear and controversial. The present study aimed to increase the understanding of IGBC after LC in the medical community.

methodsPatients with IGBC treated at our institution between January 2001 and December 2018 were enrolled. Data collected included demographic characteristics, treatment pattern, pathological information, and prognoses. We compared the characteristics of patients with different prognoses and calculated the cumulative overall survival rate and mean survival period for IGBC.

resultsThe cohort comprised 26 patients with a mean age of 66.4 ± 12.5 years. All patients were diagnosed with IGBC via postoperative pathology. Three patients underwent radical reoperation. As of June 2019, 26 patients were followed for a mean of 31.6 ± 29.6 months. Fourteen patients died during the follow-up period, and 12 survived without recurrence. The mean survival duration was 50.5 months. The 1-, 3-, and 5-year cumulative overall survival rates of the entire cohort were 79.8, 49.0, and 40.8%, respectively. IGBC patients with T1a stage had significantly longer survival than those with T1b or more advanced stages (96.1 vs 32.6 months, P = .006).

conclusionsIGBC after LC is diagnosed in 0.2% of patients, accounting for 5.4% of all gallbladder cancer cases. IGBC patients with T1a stage had significantly longer survival than those with T1b or more advanced stages. Simple cholecystectomy is probably acceptable only in T1a lesions.

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AgedAged, 80 and overCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicFemaleGallbladder NeoplasmsHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival Rateincidental gallbladder cancerlaparoscopic cholecystectomyprognosisreoperationrisk factor

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