Introduction: Gallbladder cancer is the most common malignancy of the biliary tract, an early clinical diagnosis is enigmatic. Epidemiological studies have identified striking geographic and ethnic disparities - inordinately high occurrence in American Indians, elevated in Southeast Asia, yet quite low elsewhere in the Americas and the world.  

Objective: The objective was to find out the mean age of diagnosis of Gall Bladder Carcinoma and to find out the association of the carcinoma with gender, if any.

Materials and Methods: A cross sectional observational study was conducted in Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata by Consecutive sampling method during the time period Jan 2016- Dec 2016. 

Results: Out of 57 study subjects 35.08% were males and 64.91% were females. Among the 57 patients included in the study, the minimum age of the study subjects was of 26 years and the maximum age being 69 years. Mean age of the study subjects was 48.70 years with a standard deviation of 10.64 years.

Conclusion: The mean age of diagnosis of carcinoma Gall Bladder is lesser in India than that of the European countries although female preponderance is similar mostly all over the world. Further studies are required to find out such differences according to ethnicity and gender.

Keywords: Gall Bladder Carcinoma, diagnosis, earlier age, females.

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Dr Atrayee Chatterjee

Burdwan Medical College & Hospital, Purba Bardhaman