Open AccessAdenosquamous Carcinoma of Ampulla of Vater: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Zubaida Rasool,
Mir Wajahat un Nazir,
Sumat Khursheed
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical sciences/journal of medical sciences (srinagar. online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2582-063X
pISSN - 0972-110X
DOI - 10.33883/jms.v21i1.338
Subject(s) - adenosquamous carcinoma , medicine , ampulla of vater , ampulla , pancreatitis , lesion , adenocarcinoma , carcinoma , general surgery , gastroenterology , pathology , cancer
Background: Adenosquamous carcinomas are very rare tumors of the ampulla of Vater with only seven cases reported in literature.
Case report: We report a case of adenosquamous carcinoma in a 40-year male that was a known case of chronic pancreatitis and presented on follow up with a contrast enhancing 2.3 x 2.1 cm lesion in the ampullary region. JMS 2018;21(1):44-46