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Would you offer adjuvant radiation for a patient who is incidentally found to have a pT2b NX adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder after a simple cholecystectomy?

Consider negative margins and a patient refusing further surgery.
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Radiation Oncology · Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
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Gallbladder cancer is often found incidentally, so this is a common scenario, but typically happens in around 1% or less of laparoscopic cholecystectomies. The best outcomes are achieved when patients are able to undergo re-exploration and resection, both because patients have a high risk of having ...

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