Evaluating the Risk of Gallbladder Cancer
Authors: ANDREW K. DIEHL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections1 January 1988Evaluating the Risk of Gallbladder CancerANDREW K. DIEHL, M.D., M.Sc.ANDREW K. DIEHL, M.D., M.Sc.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-1-157 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Maringhini and associates (1) may have underestimated the risk of gallbladder cancer in persons with cholelithiasis. Gallbladder cancer is notoriously difficult to diagnose, and often is unexpectedly discovered during surgery for presumed benign gallstone disease. However, the authors excluded from their analysis patients whose cancer was diagnosed within 15 days of the initial diagnosis of gallstones. This selection policy would have excluded patients referred for surgery immediately after their gallstones were clinically recognized, some of whom may have had gallbladder cancer. It would be of interest to know how many cases of gallbladder cancer were eliminated from...References1. MARINGHINIMOREAUMELTONHENCHZINSMEISTERDIMAGNO AJLVAE. Gallstones, gallbladder cancer, and other gastrointestinal malignancies: an epidemiologic study in Rochester, Minnesota. Ann Intern Med. 1987;107:30-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. DIEHL A. Gallstone size and the risk of gallbladder cancer. JAMA. 1983;250:2323-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MACKMENCK TH. Epidemiology of cancer of the gallbladder and extra-hepatic biliary passages. In: CORREA P, HAENSZEL W, eds. Epidemiology of Cancer of the Digestive Tract Boston: Martinus Nijoff Publishers; 1982:227-42. Google Scholar4. MARAMLUDWIGKURLANDBRIAN EJLD. Carcinoma of the gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary ducts in Rochester, Minnesota, 1935-1971. Am J Epidemiol. 1979;109:152-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. MARINGHINIMOREAUMELTONHENCEZINSMEISTERDIMAGNO AJLVAE. Gallstones, gallbladder cancer, and other gastrointestinal malignancies: an epidemiologic study in Rochester, Minnesota. Ann Intern Med. 1987;107:30-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. DIEHL A. Gallstone size and the risk of gallbladder cancer. JAMA. 1983;250:2323-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. THISTLECLEARYLACHINTYORHERSH JPJMT. The natural history of cholelithiasis: the National Cooperative Gallstone Study. Ann Intern Med. 1984;101:171-5. LinkGoogle Scholar4. MARAMLUDWIGKURLANDBRIAN EJLD. Carcinoma of the gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary ducts in Rochester, Minnesota, 1935-71. Am J Epidemiol. 1979;109:152-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. CUTLERYOUNG SJ eds. Third National Cancer Survey: Incidence Data. Monograph 41. Bethesda, Maryland: National Cancer Institute; 1975; DHEW publication no. (NIH) 75-787. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, TX 78284 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByLésions précancéreuses de la vésicule biliaire 1 January 1988Volume 108, Issue 1Page: 157-158KeywordsCholelithiasisGallbladder cancerSurgery Issue Published: 1 January 1988 PDF DownloadLoading ...