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Gallbladder: Gallbladder Cancer
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The size of a gallbladder polyp can be a useful predictor of whether it's cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign). Gallbladder polyps that are smaller than 1 centimeter are usually noncancerous and require no treatment. However, your doctor may suggest follow-up examinations to look for changes in gallbladder polyps that may be an indication of cancer. This is typically done using ultrasound.
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Frequent gallbladder attacks can cause a chronically inflamed and infected gallbladder wall, which could become perforated and lead to an abdominal crisis and potentially life-threatening problem. If this complication occurs in a diabetic person or someone whose immune system is compromised, such as a transplant patient or cancer patient, the chances of a bad outcome increase significantly. If you notice a high fever and chills or are jaundiced (with a yellow tint to your skin and eyes) and have clay-colored stools, this means that the infection process has become severe and has now affected the liver. In this situation, seek medical attention immediately.
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The tumor is usually located in the fundus of the gallbladder. Local spread through the gallbladder wall can lead to direct liver invasion, or, if in the opposite direction, leads to transperitoneal spread (20% of patients at presentation), with implants on the liver, on the bowel, and in the pelvis. Tumor may ... directly invade other adjacent organs such as the stomach, duodenum, colon, pancreas and extrahepatic bile duct. At diagnosis, the gallbladder is often replaced or destroyed by the cancer, and approximately 50% of patients have regional lymph node metastases.
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Treatment for recurrent cancer of the gallbladder depends on the type of treatment you received before, the place where the cancer has recurred, and other facts about your cancer and your general health. You may wish to consider taking part in a clinical trial.
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In stage 0, abnormal cells are found in the innermost (mucosal) layer of the gallbladder. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue. Stage 0 is ... called carcinoma in situ.
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