Incidental diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma during or after routine cholecystectomy: A retrospective study with emphasis on clinicopathologic findings

Table 2 Demographic characteristics and preoperative diagnoses of patients with incidental gallbladder adenocarcinoma determined by pathological analysis of cholecystectomy specimens

Characteristic	Result (n = 42)
Age, years, mean ± SD	71 ± 13
Age, years, range	36-91
Sex, n (%)
Female	30 (71)
Male	12 (29)
Female-to-male ratio	2.3
Preoperative diagnosis, n (%)
Acute cholecystitis	20 (48)
Chronic cholecystitis	13 (31)
Cholelithiasis	7 (17)
Benign gallbladder polyp	2 (5)