Introduction: Gallbladder cancer is increasing in specific ethnic groups such as the native American. The use of the TNM staging is a useful approach to design appropriate treatment and predict a reliable survival in patients. Objectives: To determine the histológico type of gallbladder cancer and the staging of presentation according to the classification TNM. Material and Methods: This was across-sectional and analytical study. Assessed 73 patients with diagnosis of gallbladder cancer histopathological, which determines the histological type more frequent and belonging to a stage of the TNM classification. The study was realized in the Hospital Honorio Delgado of Arequipa, Perú, the temporary period January 2005 to June 2010. Results: The most frequent histological type was adenocarcinoma 71.2%. The most common histological subtype was tubular adenocarcinoma with ...

Introduction: Gallbladder cancer is increasing in specific ethnic groups such as the native American. The use of the TNM staging is a useful approach to design appropriate treatment and predict a reliable survival in patients. Objectives: To determine the histológico type of gallbladder cancer and the staging of presentation according to the classification TNM. Material and Methods: This was across-sectional and analytical study. Assessed 73 patients with diagnosis of gallbladder cancer histopathological, which determines the histological type more frequent and belonging to a stage of the TNM classification. The study was realized in the Hospital Honorio Delgado of Arequipa, Perú, the temporary period January 2005 to June 2010. Results: The most frequent histological type was adenocarcinoma 71.2%. The most common histological subtype was tubular adenocarcinoma with ...