Is the incidence of gallbladder cancer high in China?

Primary gallbladder cancer has a relatively low prevalence among all tumor pathological changes. It ranks among the top few among digestive tract malignancies and the first among biliary system tumors. This disease is more common in gynecology of middle-aged and older people, and the ratio of female to male is quite different. Gallbladder cancer has no fixed name in traditional Chinese medicine treatment. It is usually classified into the categories of jaundice, flank pain, masses, asthenia, and lumps according to its main symptoms.

The early symptoms of gallbladder cancer are not very obvious, usually there are no symptoms, no one will go to the hospital for B-ultrasound clinical diagnosis and examination for gallbladder cancer without reason, so the trap of no symptoms in the early stage is the main reason for the misdiagnosis rate of gallbladder cancer. The detailed symptoms of gallbladder cancer are summarized as follows:

The vast majority of digestive tract symptoms include indigestion, aversion to greasy food, belching, and decreased appetite. This is due to the gallbladder's turnover function, which is unable to digest fat.

Since gallbladder cancer often coexists with gallbladder stones and inflammation, the pain is similar to that of gallstone cholecystitis, starting with discomfort in the right upper abdomen, followed by persistent dull pain or pain, sometimes accompanied by paroxysmal severe pain radiating to the right shoulder. This symptom accounts for more than half of the cases.

Fever A small number of patients presented with fever.

Jaundice is often seen in the late stage of the disease. It is mostly caused by cancer tissue invading the bile duct, causing malignant obstruction. It is accompanied by weight loss, fatigue, and even cachexia. The skin and mucous membranes are yellowed, accompanied by difficult-to-treat skin itching.

In the late stage of right upper abdominal mass, the pathological changes will lead to mass in the right upper abdomen or upper abdomen, accounting for more than half of the cases. One is that the tumor rapidly increases and blocks the bile duct, causing the gallbladder to swell; the other is that it invades the duodenum and causes obstruction symptoms; in addition, it invades the liver, stomach, pancreas, etc., and can also cause masses in the corresponding parts.