If detected early in a stage where it has not spread,<unk>  can be treated by surgery. Surgery for<unk>  is called radical cholecystectomy or extended cholecystectomy. It entails the removal of gallbladder along with adequate removal of its liver bed to the healthy tissue. The lymph nodes in the vicinity are also removed. Sometimes removal of a large part of the liver called hepatectomy is required to completely remove the tumor. The bile duct if involved also needs to be removed. However, with<unk> 's extremely poor prognosis, most patients will die within a year of surgery. If surgery is not possible, endoscopic stenting or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) of the biliary tree can reduce jaundice and a stent in the stomach may relieve vomiting. Chemotherapy and radiation may also be used with surgery. If<unk>  is diagnosed after cholecystectomy for stone disease (incidental cancer), re-operation to remove part of liver and lymph nodes is required in most cases. When it is done as early as possible, patients have the best chance of long-term survival and even cure.
Gallbladder cancer
Human digestive system
Liver cancer
Hepatolithiasis
Pancreatic cancer
Gallbladder disease
Liver abscess
Duodenal cancer