Table 3. Pathological characteristics of the 76 GBC.
Pathological classification | Number (%) |
Histologic type | |
Well differentiated | 3 (3.9) |
Moderately differentiated | 60 (79.0) |
Poorly differentiated | 13 (17.1) |
Tumor location | |
gallbladder neck | 31 (40.8) |
gallbladder body | 24 (31.6) |
gallbladder fundus | 21 (27.6) |
Tumor extension | |
Hepatic invasion | 40 (52.6) |
Lymphatic invasion | 45 (59.2) |
Extrahepatic bile duct invasion | 31 (40.8) |
Vascular invasion | 2(2.6) |
Stage (UICC) | |
Early (stage I and II) | 9 (11.8) |
Advanced (stage III, IV) | 67 (88.2) |