Research Article

Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Gallbladder: A Clinicopathological Analysis of 13 Patients and a Review of the Literature

Table 1

Clinicopathological characteristics of the 13 patients with GB-NENs.

PatientSex/agePresentationLiver invasionLymph node metastasisTumor stageTreatmentSurvival (months)

1M/57NO+IIIB (pT3N1M0)Radical ChoD (11)
2F/63FeverIIB (pT2bN0M0)Radical Cho, CheD (13)
3F/70NOIIIA (pT3N0M0)Radical Cho, CheD (27)
4F/53Backache++IIIB (pT3N1M0)Radical ChoD (5)
5M/37NOIIIA (pT3N0M0)Radical Cho, CheD (12)
6M/57Right upper abdominal pain+IIIA (pT3N0M0)Radical ChoD (3)
7M/64BackacheIIB (pT2bN0M0)Radical Cho, CheDFS (54)
8F/75Right upper abdominal painIIA (pT2aN0M0)Radical ChoD (10)
9F/60NOIIB (pT2bN0M0)Radical ChoD (40)
10F/56NO++IVB (pT1N2M0)Radical Cho, CheD (15)
11M/59Right upper abdominal pain+IIIB (pT3N1M0)Radical Cho, CheD (10)
12F/58Right upper abdominal painIB (pT1bN0M0)ChoDFS (229)
13M/35Right upper abdominal painIB (pT1bN0M0)Radical ChoDFS (6)

pTNM: pathological tumor-node-metastasis; Che: chemotherapy; Cho: cholecystectomy; DFS: disease-free survival; D: death.