Gallbladder cancer history and symptoms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Symptoms of gallbladder cancer include jaundice, pain, fever, burping and weight loss.
History and Symptoms
The most common symptoms caused by gallbladder cancer are jaundice, pain, and fever. General symptoms are as follow;
- Steady pain in the upper right abdomen
- Diarrhea
- Burping
- Weakness
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Vomiting
- Infection, leading to peritonitis, gangrene, perforation, and or liver abscess
- Jaundice, due to obstruction
Early symptoms mimic gallbladder inflammation and gallstones, which must be excluded as the cause. Later, the symptoms may be that of biliary obstruction.