[Primary neoplasms of the gallbladder. Remarks on a case series]

Data relating to a series of 22 patients suffering from primary gallbladder cancer are reported. In 8 cases the condition was benign, in 14 malignant. In 21 cases, concomitant presence of gallbladder calculosis was encountered. Survival in patients with gallbladder carcinoma was poor and significant in only 2 cases in which the tumour was observed at a non-advanced stage.