What are the symptoms of early gallbladder cancer?

Gallbladder cancer has no specific clinical manifestations in the early stage, or only has symptoms of chronic cholecystitis. Early diagnosis is very difficult once persistent pain, mass, jaundice and other lesions appear in the upper abdomen. In the late stage, various examinations also show abnormalities. Therefore, for patients with discomfort or pain in the gallbladder area, especially middle-aged and elderly patients over 50 years old, and those with gallbladder stones, inflammation and polyps, regular B-ultrasound examinations should be performed to obtain an early and clear diagnosis. What are the symptoms of early gallbladder cancer?

1. Right upper abdominal pain: This symptom accounts for 84%. Since gallbladder cancer often coexists with gallstone inflammation, the nature of the pain is similar to that of calculous cholecystitis. It starts with discomfort in the right upper abdomen, followed by persistent dull pain or dull pain, sometimes accompanied by paroxysmal severe pain and radiating to the right shoulder.

2. The vast majority (90%) of digestive tract symptoms include indigestion, nausea, greasiness, belching and decreased appetite. This is due to the gallbladder's inability to digest fat.

3. Jaundice Jaundice often occurs in the late stage of the disease, accounting for 36.5%. It is mostly caused by cancer tissue invading the bile duct and causing malignant obstruction. It is accompanied by weight loss, fatigue, and even cachexia, yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes, and difficult-to-treat skin itching.

4. Fever: 25.9% of patients developed fever.

5. Right upper abdominal mass In the late stage of the disease, 54.5% of cases will have a mass in the right upper abdomen or upper abdomen. One is that the tumor grows rapidly and blocks the bile duct, causing the gallbladder to swell; the other is that it invades the duodenum and causes obstruction symptoms; in addition, invasion of the liver, stomach, pancreas, etc. may also cause masses in the corresponding parts.