Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2024; 16(10): 3239-3252
Published online Oct 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i10.3239
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients undergoing curative surgery for gallbladder cancer (n = 93), n (%)
Factor
n = 93
Age (mean ± SD)64.18 ± 12.05
Age distribution
        < 402 (2.15)
        40-499 (9.68)
        50-5923 (24.73)
        60-6921 (22.58)
        70-8032 (34.41)
        > 806 (6.45)
Sex
        Male38 (40.86)
        Female55 (59.14)
Gallstones
        Yes42 (45.16)
        No51 (54.84)
Hematologic parameters
        Red blood cell (1012/L)4.15 ± 1.82
        White blood cell (109/L)7.60 ± 3.27
        Hemoglobin (g/L)122.62 ± 16.83
        Neutrophils (%)41.04 ± 12.91
        Lymphocytes (%)18.99 ± 10.91
Liver function test
        ALT (U/L)43.71 ± 35.03
        AST (U/L)43.13 ± 40.61
        ALP (U/L)89.15 ± 74.44
        ALP (U/L)71.99 ± 82.92
        GGT (U/L)35.94 ± 6.19
        Albumin (g/L)43.71 ± 35.03
Bilirubin Level
        TB (umol/L)33.84 ± 56.43
        DB (umol/L)6.01 ± 3.62
CA19-9 marker
        Positive41 (44.09)
        Negative52 (55.91)
Adjuvant therapy
        Yes44 (47.31)
        No49 (52.69)
Table 2 Histopathological details of gallbladder patients (n = 93), n (%)
Patient characteristic
n = 93
pT stage
        T1-T229 (31.18)
        T3-T464 (68.82)
Lymph node metastasis
        N054 (58.06)
        N134 (36.56)
        N25 (5.38)
Pathological staging (AJCC 8th)
        I-II25 (26.88)
        III-IV68 (73.12)
Degree of tissue differentiation
        Well differentiated25 (26.88)
        Moderately differentiated23 (24.73)
        Poorly differentiated45 (48.39)
Surgical margin
        Positive10 (10.75)
        Negative83 (89.25)
Liver invasion
        Positive43 (46.24)
        Negative50 (53.76)
Extrahepatic bile duct invasion
        Positive36 (38.71)
        Negative57 (61.29)
PNI
        Positive29 (31.18)
        Negative64 (68.82)
LVI
        Positive33 (35.48)
        Negative60 (64.52)
Table 3 Univariate analysis of prognostic factors in patients undergoing radical surgery for gallbladder cancer, n (%)
Factor
Frequency/percentage
HR (95%CI)
P value
Sex
        Male38 (40.9)-
        Female55 (59.1)0.75 (0.45-1.23)P = 0.248
Age
        < 5725 (26.9)-
        ≥ 5768 (73.1)1.51 (0.84-2.70)P = 0.165
CA19-9
        Negative52 (55.9)-
        Positive41 (44.1)5.05 (2.97-8.60)P < 0.001
T stage
        T1-T229 (31.2)-
        T3-T464 (68.8)7.62 (3.44-16.87)P < 0.001
Lymph node metastasis
        N054 (58.1)-
        N134 (36.6)4.18 (2.44-7.15)P < 0.001
        N25 (5.4)4.69 (1.79-12.26)P = 0.002
Differentiation degree
        Well-differentiated25 (26.9)-
        Moderately differentiated23 (24.7)10.28 (3.50-30.21)P < 0.001
        Poorly differentiated45 (48.4)11.38 (4.03-32.11)P < 0.001
Surgical margin
        Negative83 (89.2)-
        Positive10 (10.8)3.10 (1.54-6.22)P = 0.002
Liver invasion
        Absent50 (53.8)-
        Present43 (46.2)6.91 (3.99-11.97)P < 0.001
Table 4 Multivariate cox regression analysis
Variable
HR
95%CI
P value
Lymph node metastasis
        N11.120.39-3.22P = 0.835
        N21.931.07-3.48P = 0.030
Degree of differentiation
        Moderately differentiated4.081.32-12.64P = 0.015
        Poorly differentiated4.331.35-13.89P = 0.014
Surgical margin
        Positive0.390.20-0.74P = 0.004
Liver invasion
        Present1.970.96-4.03P = 0.063
Extrahepatic bile duct invasion
        Present2.391.20-4.77P = 0.014
Perineural invasion
        Present1.831.04-3.22P = 0.036