Table 2. Characteristics of the patients with gallbladder carcinoma.
| Characteristic | N (%) |
| Patients with adenocarcinoma as microscopic morphology | 230 |
| Method and site of microscopic diagnosis | |
| Histology of primary tumor | 74 (32.2) |
| Cytology of primary tumor | 80 (34.8) |
| Histology of metastatic lesion | 16 (6.96) |
| Cytology of metastatic lesion | 60 (26.1) |
| Age (years) | |
| 20-29 | 5 (2.17) |
| 30-39 | 18 (7.83) |
| 40-49 | 39 (17) |
| 50-59 | 77 (33.5) |
| 60-69 | 71 (30.9) |
| 70-79 | 19 (8.26) |
| >80 | 1 (0.43) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 90 (39.1) |
| Female | 140 (60.9) |
| Disease extent at presentation | |
| Localized | 17 (7.39) |
| Locoregional | 76 (33) |
| Distant metastasis | 123 (53.5) |
| Information not available | 14 (6.19) |