Erschienen in:
01.01.2018 | Case Report
Gallbladder Cancer: Complete Resection after Second Line Treatment in Stage IV Disease
verfasst von:
Maria Castelo Branco, Fernanda Estevinho, João Correia Pinto, Mrinalini Honavar, Carlos Raposo, Ana Catarina Silva, Carlos Sottomayor
Erschienen in:
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Ausgabe 3/2019
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Excerpt
Gallbladder carcinoma is rare, with an incidence of 1.6–2.0/100,000 in Western Europe; however, it is the most common cancer of the biliary tract accounting for 80–95% of these cancers [
1‐
3]. It is far more common in central Europe, Chile, India, Korea, and Japan. The incidence increases with age and it is more common in women. …