What's causing the vomiting in gallbladder cancer?

Written by Liu Wu Cai

Hepatobiliary Surgery

Updated on September 01, 2024

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Gallbladder cancer patients, if they experience vomiting, the causes primarily include two aspects. On one hand, vomiting may occur due to obstructive jaundice caused by gallbladder cancer. At this time, the patient may experience abdominal distension and poor digestion, which could lead to nausea and vomiting. For treatment, it is advisable to perform surgery as soon as possible to achieve therapeutic effects and prevention. On the other hand, for gallbladder cancer patients, vomiting should be taken seriously as it could be a sign of metastasis to other parts of the body, such as the gastrointestinal tract or liver. Therefore, for gallbladder cancer patients, it is important to conduct comprehensive examinations to rule out metastasis to other locations. If metastasis occurs, systemic chemotherapy may be necessary to achieve better suppressive effects.

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Can gallbladder cancer be detected through blood tests?

Blood tests generally cannot detect gallbladder cancer because there are no specific markers in the blood tests for gallbladder cancer. Although some tumor markers may be significantly elevated, they are not specific. Therefore, diagnosis of gallbladder cancer can be refined through abdominal CT, color ultrasound, and if necessary, puncture tissue for pathological examination to confirm the nature. Once diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, surgery should be performed as soon as possible because gallbladder cancer is a highly malignant, rapidly developing, and poor prognosis malignancy. It is important to pay attention to it and handle it promptly to improve the prognosis and potentially extend the patient’s life.

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Can people with gallbladder cancer eat lamb?

Patients with gallbladder cancer can appropriately eat mutton, as mutton is a food high in protein, which can supplement the albumin needed by the human body and better improve the patient's resistance. However, patients with gallbladder cancer may experience discomfort such as pain in the upper right abdomen and may also encounter digestive symptoms like indigestion and bloating. Therefore, it is recommended for gallbladder cancer patients to consume foods that are easy to digest, which can reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and facilitate recovery. Although mutton can be consumed, it should be eaten in small, frequent meals to prevent complications such as intestinal obstruction. Additionally, for the treatment of gallbladder cancer, surgical removal should be used as early as possible to achieve a cure, with earlier detection and treatment likely leading to a relatively better prognosis.

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Difference between early-stage and mid-stage gallbladder cancer

For gallbladder cancer, its staging is mainly based on the size of the tumor and whether there are metastases to other parts of the body, including lymph node metastases. In early-stage gallbladder cancer patients, the tumor is generally small and there are no metastases to other parts of the body. At this stage, patients typically do not show specific symptoms. Additionally, for patients with mid-stage gallbladder cancer, they may experience discomfort or dull pain in the upper right abdomen, and may also experience weight loss, possibly even developing cachexia. Therefore, gallbladder cancer patients can undergo surgical removal and a pathological examination can provide a better assessment of the pathological stage, leading to a better treatment plan.

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MRI manifestations of gallbladder cancer

The manifestations of gallbladder cancer on MRI primarily include significant thickening of the gallbladder wall or a mass within the gallbladder. Generally, it appears as low signal on T1-weighted images and high signal on T2-weighted images. After enhancement, the lesion shows obvious enhancement. If the lesion is large, necrosis may occur internally. Since the gallbladder is close to the liver, if abnormal signals are found in the liver, intrahepatic metastasis should be considered, which further confirms the possibility of gallbladder cancer. Additionally, gallbladder cancer can also invade the nearby bile ducts, causing dilation of the bile ducts, as well as local or distant lymph node metastasis.

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Is targeted therapy or immunotherapy better for gallbladder cancer?

The treatment of gallbladder cancer cannot be judged as whether targeted therapy or immunotherapy is better, but should be analyzed based on the specific condition of the disease. For early-stage gallbladder cancer patients, if no metastasis has occurred, the best treatment at this time is primarily surgical removal. Early-stage surgical removal can achieve a cure, and regular postoperative ultrasound checks to monitor the disease progression are sufficient. However, if the gallbladder cancer progresses to a late stage, there might be metastasis to other parts of the body, corresponding symptoms appear, and the disease progresses rapidly. The opportunity for surgical treatment may have been missed, and only systemic chemotherapy or other comprehensive treatments are available to alleviate symptoms.