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[Adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder as a histopathological finding after cholecystectomy]
Miguel Leonardo de la Parra-Márquez1, Humberto Martínez-Garza, David Sánchez-Antúnez
1Hospital Regional de Especialidades 25, IMSS, Monterrey, Nuevo León. nariz7@hotmail.com
Objective:
We wanted to determine the incidence in our population of gallbladder adenocarcinoma based on a histopathologic study done after cholecystectomy in patients with a diagnosis of gallstones.
Material And Methods:
We made a census-type study during the last 3 years that included a total of 4548 gallbladders. Histopathologic results were analyzed and recollected in an established format. Finally, we calculated the incidence of malignant neoplasias of gallbladder in our hospital.
Results:
The most common histopathologic finding was cholesterolosis (incidence: 26%), followed by xanthogranulomatous gallbladder (incidence: 0.94%). The incidence of gallbladder cancer was 0.54% (25 cases), the most common type being adenocarcinoma (incidence: 0.48%).
Conclusions:
The incidence of gallbladder cancer in our hospital is among the lowest limits compared with the literature worldwide.
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