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A case of gangliocytic paraganglioma in the ampulla of Vater
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- Issue Date
- 2010-05-24
- Publisher
- BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
- Citation
- WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY; Vol.8 ; -
- Abstract
- Background: Duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma is an extremely rare tumor and few cases have been reported to date. Case presentation: The authors report a case of gangliocytic paraganglioma verified by post-op pathology after pancreaticoduodenectomy for a tumor in the ampulla of Vater. The 56-year-old male patient concerned visited our emergency room with melena that started one week prior to hospitalization. The patient was diagnosed to have a tumor in the ampulla of Vater with bleeding on its surface. However post-op, he was diagnosed as having gangliocytic paraganglioma by immunohistochemistry. Conclusion: This tumor has precise clinical implications, and if continuous follow up is conducted after careful diagnosis and surgical treatment, invasive major operations, such as, radical pancreaticoduodenectomy can be avoided.
- ISSN
- 1477-7819
- Language
- English
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