Gallbladder cancer in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is paucity in the literature regarding gallbladder cancer in Saudi Arabia, possibly because it is not among the top 10 cancers diagnosed nationwide according to the Saudi Cancer Registry. Moreover, national or regional data on gallbladder cancer in Saudi Arabia have not been analyzed. The purpose of this study was to describe the presentation, disease stage, histology, and survival rates for gallbladder cancer in Saudi patients at a single institution between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2017.

Materials and methods

This was a retrospective study of 76 patients who presented to our hospital between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2017, with established diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma. The diagnosis was made either histopathologically following simple

SUBMITTER: Aldossary MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6170934 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature