Adenocarcinoma of the duodenum arising from Brunner’s gland resected by partial duodenectomy: a case report

Abstract Background Duodenal carcinoma originating in Brunner’s gland is rare. Herein, we report a case of duodenal carcinoma arising from Brunner’s gland in a 63-year-old man. Case presentation On diagnostic imaging, the lesion presented as a non-invasive carcinoma; the patient also had uncontrolle...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Mochizuki, Nobuaki Fujikuni, Koichi Nakadoi, Masahiro Nakahara, Kazuaki Tanabe, Shuji Yonehara, Toshio Noriyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0732-4