Evaluation and management of incidental gallbladder cancer

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Mohammad Y. Zaidi, Emory University; Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, Cornell University; Cecilia G. Ethun, Emory University; Shailesh V. Shrikhande, Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai; Mahesh Goel, Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai; Bruno Nervi, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; John Primrose, Southampton General Hospital; Juan W. Valle, The University of Manchester; Shishir Maithel, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2019-08-01
• Publisher: AME Publishing Company
• Publication Version: Author Accepted Manuscript (After Peer Review)
• Copyright Statement: © Chinese Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/cco.2019.07.01
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Chinese Clinical Oncology
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 4
• Start Page: 37
• End Page: 37
• Keywords: Incidental gallbladder cancer (incidental GBC); Humans; Chemotherapy; Female; Re-resection; Gallbladder Neoplasms; Male
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Radiology; Health Sciences, Oncology

Abstract

Given the ubiquity of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the modern era, the incidence of incidentally diagnosed gallbladder cancers (GBCs) is rising. This unique clinical scenario poses specific challenges regarding the role of staging, re-resection, and adjuvant treatment for patients with this disease. This review will address these controversies with the latest published data.