Patients with gallbladder cancer should promptly combine their diagnostic methods

At present, the incidence of gallbladder cancer is still very high, and this disease has caused most patients to lose their lives. However, patients usually do not combine the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer in time, which may cause their condition to become more and more serious, which will be very troublesome. Therefore, everyone should understand the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer in order to detect the disease in time. Let's take a look at the methods of diagnosing gallbladder cancer.

Diagnosis of gallbladder cancer includes:

1. Laboratory examination: The determination of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) in serum and bile both have a certain positive rate, which is helpful for early diagnosis. In particular, the positive rate of CA19-9 can reach 81.3%, but the specificity of the two is poor. This is one of the diagnostic methods for gallbladder cancer.

2. Imaging examination: B-ultrasound examination is the first choice. If the patient is found to have blurred gallbladder outline, gallbladder atrophy, local thickening or irregularity of gallbladder wall, porcelain gallbladder, or protruding lesions of gallbladder (diameter>1 cm), an upper abdominal CT examination should be performed in time in combination with tumor marker examination for careful screening and follow-up. This is also a diagnostic item for gallbladder cancer.

3. There are no specific symptoms in the early stage. There may be symptoms of gallstones such as pain and discomfort in the right upper abdomen, anorexia, and indigestion. More than half of the patients have a history of biliary colic or acute cholecystitis; physical examination may show signs of cholecystitis and biliary colic; these diagnoses of gallbladder cancer are relatively common.

The above is the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer. I hope everyone can understand it one by one. As long as the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer is combined with early treatment, patients can receive timely treatment, and then the condition can be effectively alleviated. Therefore, if patients want to control the condition early, please refer to the diagnosis method of gallbladder cancer. Finally, I wish all patients can fight the disease to the end.