Carcinoma of biliary tract: a one year experience

7 cases of carcinoma of biliary tract were admitted to Surgical Unit-VI Civil Hospital Karachi during a 12 month period [March 1989 to February 1990]. Carcinoma of the gall bladder is rare in the western world [1% of total cholecysteclomies]. In our series of 46 cholecysteclomies 7 [15.2%] had carcinoma of gall bladder. Of these 7 only 1 was male. Only 1 patient presented in stage 2, the remaining 6 being stage 5. The age ranged from 50-70 years in patients with carcinoma as against 20-60 years in patients undergoing cholecystectomy for benign disease