Gallbladder cancer who is really cured?

de Aretxabala, Xabier; Castillo, Felipe; Hepp, Juan; Munoz, Sergio; Vivanco, Marcelo; Burgos, Luis; Solano, Nicolas; Rencoret, Guillermo; Roa, Ivan

Abstract

Background: Although gallbladder cancer (GBCA) is characterized by a dismal prognosis, there is a proportion of patients who are cured. The aim of this study was to analyze the profile of these patients. Methods: A database was queried for patients who underwent curative resection with a follow-up of at least 5 years. Patients were prospectively treated and registered by the same surgical team. A multivariate regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with long-term survival. Results: From 1988 to 2013, 461 patients were evaluated and 112 who underwent resection were analyzed. Among the patients, five year survival was 57% while lymph node and liver compromise were the only independent factors associated with survival. On the other hand, the elapsed time between the cholecystectomy and the resection, the differentiation grade and the level of wall invasion did not have an independent effect on the prognosis. Conclusion: Despite its poor prognosis, a subset of patients can be cured of GBCA. R0 resection of patients without lymph and liver infiltration are key to GBCA survival.

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Título según WOS: ID WOS:000686906200012 Not found in local WOS DB
Título de la Revista: HPB
Volumen: 23
Número: 8
Editorial: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Fecha de publicación: 2021
Página de inicio: 1253
Página final: 1258
DOI:

10.1016/j.hpb.2020.12.006

Notas: ISI