Incidental gallbladder cancer during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Managing an unexpected finding

Table 3 Patient characteristics: Type of operation and survival data

Patient	Gender	Age (yr)	Incidental	TNM 6th edition	Cystic duct	Resection	Surgery	5-yr survival
1	M	63	No	pT2 N1 Mx	R0	R0	Wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (Istage)	Alive, 15 mo
2	F	82	No	pT4 N2 M1	R0	R1	Wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (Istage) + CBD res.	Dead, 3 mo
3	F	60	No	pT3 N1 Mx	R1	R1	Wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (Istage)	Dead, 6 mo
4	F	72	No	pT3 N1 Mx	R0	R1	Wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (Istage)	Dead, 8 mo
5	M	76	No	pT4 N1 Mx	R0	R1	Wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (Istage)	Dead, 7 mo
6	M	81	No	pT3 N0 Mx	R0	R1	Wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (Istage)	Dead, 9 mo
7	F	77	No	pT2 N0 Mx	R0	R0	Wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (Istage)	Dead, 24 mo
8	F	45	No	PT1a N0 Mx	R0	R0	Cholecystectomy, no further surgery	Alive, no recurrence at 5 yr
9	F	81	No	PT3 N1 Mx	R0	R1	Wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (Istage)	Dead, 28 mo
10	F	66	No	pT1b N0 Mx	R0	R0	Wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (Istage)	Alive, no recurrence at 5 yr
11	M	69	Yes	pT1b N0 Mx	R0	R0	LC (stage) - wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (II stage) + PS exc	Alive, 38 mo (disease recurrence)
12	M	65	Yes	PT1a Nx Mx	R0	R0	Cholecystectomy	Alive, no recurrence at 6 yr
13	F	72	Yes	pT2 N0 Mx	R0	R0	LC (stage) - wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (II stage) + PS exc	Alive, no recurrence at 5 yr
14	M	55	Yes	pT2 N0 M1	R1	R1	LC (stage) - wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (II stage) + CBD and PS exc	Dead, 8 mo
15	F	78	Yes	pT2 N1 Mx	R0	R0	Cholecystectomy, refused further surgery	Dead, 26 mo
16	F	57	Yes	pT1b N0 Mx	R0	R0	LC (stage) - wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (II stage) + PS exc	Alive, no recurrence at 5 yr
17	M	71	Yes	pT2 N1 Mx	R0	R0	LC (stage) - wedge res. (IVb + V) + lymphadenectomy (II stage) + PS exc	Dead, 23 mo
18	F	61	Yes	pTis Nx Mx	R0	R0	LC	Alive, no recurrence at 5 yr
19	M	69	Yes	pT1b N0 Mx	R0	R0	Cholecystectomy, refused further surgery	Alive, no recurrence at 5 yr

TNM: Tumor node metastasis; M: Male; F: Female; CBD: Common bile duct; PS: Port site; LC: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; res: Resection of segments; exc: Excision.