Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater: Report of two cases

Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater is extremely rare, accounting for less than 0.3% of all gastro-intestinal carcinoids. To our knowledge, only 80 cases of ampullary carcinoid have been reported in the literature to date. Ampullary carcinoid is more commonly presented with jaundice or upper abdominal...

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Published in:Acta chirurgica belgica 2005, Vol.105 (2), p.213-216
Main Authors: MAVROUDIS, N, RAFAILIDIS, S, SYMEONIDIS, N, AIMONIOTOU, E, ANTONOPOULOS, V, EVGENIDIS, N, VENIZELOS, I, SAKADAMIS, A
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Language:English
Subjects:
Ampulla of Vater
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Needle
Carcinoid Tumor - diagnosis
Carcinoid Tumor - surgery
Common Bile Duct Neoplasms - diagnosis
Common Bile Duct Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
General aspects
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Pancreaticoduodenectomy - methods
Risk Assessment
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater is extremely rare, accounting for less than 0.3% of all gastro-intestinal carcinoids. To our knowledge, only 80 cases of ampullary carcinoid have been reported in the literature to date. Ampullary carcinoid is more commonly presented with jaundice or upper abdominal discomfort and diagnosis is more often made postoperatively due to submucosal spread of the tumour. As metastatic potential cannot be predicted by tumour size, Whipple pancreatoduodenectomy rather than local excision is considered to be the treatment of choice. We report here two cases of ampullary carcinoid treated in our department.
ISSN:0001-5458
DOI:10.1080/00015458.2005.11679703