Biliary tract cancers, including intrahepatic, perihilar, and distal cholangiocarcinoma as well
as gallbladder cancer, are low-incidence malignancies in most high-income countries, but …

Background In gallbladder cancer, stage T2 is subdivided by tumour location into lesions on
the peritoneal side (T2a) or hepatic side (T2b). For tumours on the peritoneal side (T2a), it …

Gallbladder (GB) carcinoma, although relatively rare, is the most common biliary tree
cholangiocarcinoma with aggressiveness and poor prognosis. It is closely associated with …

Background The metastatic lymph node (LN) ratio (LNR) has shown to be an important
prognostic factor in various gastrointestinal malignancies. Nevertheless, the prognostic …

Gallbladder cancer is a highly aggressive disease with variable prevalence across the
globe. Particularly the Indo-Gangetic belt in Northern India has an incidence as high as …

Background: T2 gallbladder cancer (GBC) is subdivided into T2a and T2b by the American
Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th edition. However; there is a lack of evidence for the …

Background Existing imaging techniques have a low ability to detect lymph node metastasis
(LNM) of gallbladder cancer (GBC). Gallbladder removal by laparoscopic cholecystectomy …

Gallbladder cancer is a biliary tract cancer that originates in the gallbladder and cystic ducts
and is recognized worldwide as a refractory cancer with early involvement of the …

Background Oncologic surgery for T1b-T3 gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) consists of
gallbladder fossa resection or bisegmentectomy IVb/V with negative margins and …

(1) Background: The AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition, subdivided T2 GBC into
T2a and T2b. However, there still exist a lack of evidence on the prognostic significance of …