Clinicopathologic analysis of adenosquamous/squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder

Autor: Hyung Geun Lee, Kee-Taek Jang, Dong Do You, Jin Seok Heo, Woo Seok Kim, Seoung Ho Choi, Dong Wook Choi
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of Surgical Oncology. 103:239-242
ISSN: 0022-4790
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21813
Popis: Backgrounds and Objectives Adenosquamous/squamous cell carcinoma (AS/SCC) of the gallbladder is rarely encountered and accounts for 1.4–10.6% of all gallbladder carcinomas (GBCs). This study was conducted to investigate the clinicopathologic features of AS/SCC of gallbladder. Methods The authors retrospectively reviewed 16 cases of pathologically proven AS/SCC of the gallbladder among 404 patients who underwent surgery for GBC from October 1994 to March 2009. Forty-eight conventional GBC patients were selected as controls after matching for age and gender. Results Mean patient age was 60.2 years and half were male. Tumor stages in the case group were significantly more advanced than the control group (P
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