Table 1.
Demographic, operative and histopathological data for patients with incidental gallbladder cancer (n = 40)
| Demographic, clinical and pathological factors | Operable patients (n = 14)a n (%) | Inoperable patients (n = 26)b n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic factors | |||
| Age ≥ 65 years | 5 (35.7%) | 15 (57.7%) | 0.320 |
| Male gender | 3 (21.4%) | 8 (30.8%) | 0.715 |
| Surgical factors | |||
| Gallbladder perforationc | 1 (9.1%) | 8 (57.1%) | 0.033 |
| Histopathological factor | |||
| Tumour–node–metastasis staging | 0.037 | ||
| pT1a | 3 (21.4%) | 0 | |
| pT1b | 2 (14.3%) | 4 (15.4%) | |
| pT2 | 8 (57.1%) | 5 (19.2%) | |
| pT3 | 0 | 4 (15.4%) | |
| pT4 | 1 (7.1%) | 7 (26.9%) | |
| Resection margin (R0 ≥ 1 mm) | 14 (100%) | NA | – |
a
The operable group consists of patients who were sufficiently treated by cholecystectomy (n = 3) and subsequent hepatic resection (n = 11).
b
Histology details of six patients in the inoperable group were not available.
c
Information was unavailable for one patient in the operable group and 12 patients in the inoperable group.
P-values in bold indicate statistically significant differences (P < 0.05).
NA, not applicable.