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Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report

BACKGROUND: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is a very rare type of tumor, and the prognosis is not well known mainly due to a limited number of cases reported. Here, we aimed to report a case with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. CASE PRESENTATION: A 5...

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Autores principales: Balci, B., Calik, B., Karadeniz, T., Sahin, H., Ugurlu, L., Aydin, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4706539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26943678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-016-0130-0
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author Balci, B.
Calik, B.
Karadeniz, T.
Sahin, H.
Ugurlu, L.
Aydin, C.
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description BACKGROUND: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is a very rare type of tumor, and the prognosis is not well known mainly due to a limited number of cases reported. Here, we aimed to report a case with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. CASE PRESENTATION: A 54-year-old woman presented with weight loss, jaundice, and pain in the epigastric and right upper quadrant of the abdomen. With extensive radiological imaging, the patient was diagnosed with periampullary tumor and Whipple’s procedure was performed. The immunohistochemical analyses supported the diagnosis of primary squamous cell carcinoma. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was discharged, and adjuvant chemotherapy was recommended. CONCLUSION: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is a very rare histological type with an unclear pathogenesis. A better understanding of pathogenesis might be helpful in optimizing the treatment for this specific rare type of tumor.
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spelling pubmed-47065392016-01-19 Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report Balci, B. Calik, B. Karadeniz, T. Sahin, H. Ugurlu, L. Aydin, C. Surg Case Rep Case Report BACKGROUND: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is a very rare type of tumor, and the prognosis is not well known mainly due to a limited number of cases reported. Here, we aimed to report a case with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. CASE PRESENTATION: A 54-year-old woman presented with weight loss, jaundice, and pain in the epigastric and right upper quadrant of the abdomen. With extensive radiological imaging, the patient was diagnosed with periampullary tumor and Whipple’s procedure was performed. The immunohistochemical analyses supported the diagnosis of primary squamous cell carcinoma. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was discharged, and adjuvant chemotherapy was recommended. CONCLUSION: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is a very rare histological type with an unclear pathogenesis. A better understanding of pathogenesis might be helpful in optimizing the treatment for this specific rare type of tumor. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016-01-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4706539/ /pubmed/26943678 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-016-0130-0 Text en © Balci et al. 2016 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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Sahin, H.
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Aydin, C.
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title Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report
title_full Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report
title_fullStr Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report
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title_short Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4706539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26943678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-016-0130-0
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