Neuroendocrine tumor of the ampulla of Vater with distant cystic lymph node metastasis: a case report

BACKGROUND: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the ampulla of Vater are rare and difficult to diagnose. We report a rare case of a small NET of the ampulla of Vater with metastasis to distant lymph nodes. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 54-year-old man complaining of epigastric pain and melena. Up...

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Autores principales: Tsukagoshi, Mariko, Hosouchi, Yasuo, Araki, Kenichiro, Mochida, Yasushi, Aihara, Ryusuke, Shirabe, Ken, Kuwano, Hiroyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27457078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-016-0202-1

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