T1 means the tumour has started to grow into the wall of the gallbladder. T1 is divided into 2 further groups, T1a and T1b. T1a means that the cancer has grown into the connective tissue layer ...

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most frequent type of cancer of the biliary ... We assessed the risk for residual disease after cholecystectomy in T1b patients. Only 1 out of 10 patients had residual ...

In the United States, approximately 55% of resected gallbladder cancer (GBC) patients undergo oncologic surgery without ...

If surgery is not possible, other treatments might be used such as chemotherapy, targeted cancer drugs or radiotherapy. After your diagnosis with gallbladder cancer, your specialist will carry out ...

In HGT1 bladder cancer, the strategy of performing a second TUR only in T1b cases results in a global low progression rate of 15.5%. Tumours deeply invading the lamina propria (HGT1b) showed a ...