Table 1 Demographics and clinical presentations of gallbladder metastasis from RCC
From: Metastatic polyp of the gallbladder from renal cell carcinoma
Sex, n = 40 |  |
|---|---|
 Male | 25 (63%) |
 Female | 15 (37%) |
Age, y/o, n = 39 |  |
 Median (range) | 62 (39 – 80) |
 Mean’s | 61 ± 12 |
Laterality of primary RCC, n = 42 |  |
 Right | 24 (57%) |
 Left | 18 (43%) |
Size of primary RCC, cm, n = 20 |  |
 Median (range) | 7.8 (0.4 – 12.2) |
 Mean ± SD | 7.2 ± 3.3 |
Timing of gallbladder metastasis, n = 48 |  |
 Synchromous | 12 (25%) |
 Metachronous | 36 (75%) |
Interval of metachronous metastasis, month, n = 33 |  |
 Median (range) | 60 (1 – 324) |
 Mean ± SD | 79.4 ± 58.2 |
Symptoms, n = 43 |  |
 No | 30 (70%) |
 Epigastric pain | 10 (23%) |
 Nausea or vomiting | 4 (9%) |
 Epigastric fullness | 3 (7%) |
 Body weight loss | 2 (5%) |
 Jaundice | 1 (2%) |
Duration of symptom, month, n = 37 |  |
 Median (range) | 0 (0 – 6) |
 Mean ± SD | 0.3 ± 1.0 |
Diagnosis method | Â |
 Sonography, n = 42 | 39 (92.9%) |
 CT scan, n = 44 | 35 (79.5%) |
 MRI, n = 39 | 8 (20.5%) |