Gall bladder is a small pouch, size and shape of a pear on the underside of the liver

 It is an appendage of the bile duct, which carries the bile from the liver to the    intestine where it is required for digestive processes



 Gall bladder normally acts as a storage unit for the bile, concentrates it and ejects it    into the duodenum when necessary



 Gall bladder is a non-essential organ and can be removed without significant    consequences



 Malignancy is rare--less common than pancreatic cancer

 Occurs in women three times as often as men

 Poor prognosis