Table 2.
Demographic, operative and histopathological data for patients with suspicious gallbladder lesions (n = 64)a
| Demographic, clinical and pathological factors | Patients with malignant disease (n = 7) n (%) | Patients with benign disease (n = 47)a n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic factors | |||
| Age ≥ 65 years | 4 (57.1%) | 17 (38.6%) | 0.411 |
| Male gender | 5 (71.4%) | 17 (38.6%) | 0.107 |
| Surgery | |||
| Additional procedure | 3 (42.9%) | 4 (9.1%) | 0.039 |
| Histopathological factor | |||
| Tumour–node–metastasis staging | – | ||
| pT1a | 0 | 0 | |
| pT1b | 0 | 0 | |
| pT2 | 3 (42.9%) | 0 | |
| pT3 | 3 (42.9%) | 0 | |
| pT4 | 1 (14.3%) | 0 | |
| Dysplasia | NA | 2 (4.5%) | |
| Porcelain gallbladder | NA | 5 (11.4%) | |
| Resection margin (R0 ≥ 1 mm) | 7 (100) | NA | – |
a
The benign group consists of patients with a histological diagnosis of benign inflammation (n = 47). Patients who underwent cross-sectional imaging on follow-up were excluded from this analysis (n = 10).
P-values in bold indicate statistically significant differences (P < 0.05).
NA, not applicable.