Would you offer adjuvant radiation for a patient who is incidentally found to have a pT2b NX adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder after a simple cholecystectomy?
Consider negative margins and a patient refusing further surgery.
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Gallbladder cancer is often found incidentally, so this is a common scenario, but typically happens in around 1% or less of laparoscopic cholecystectomies. The best outcomes are achieved when patients are able to undergo re-exploration and resection, both because patients have a high risk of having ...
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Radiation Oncologist at Cancer Care of Western New York Thank you. Very helpful response.
Thank you. Very helpful response.