A rare combination of an endocrine tumour of the common bile duct and a follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report and review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Carcinoid tumours of the common bile duct represent an extremely rare entity. Similarly, primary follicular lymphomas of the ampulla of Vater constitute an infrequent neoplasia. Herein, we report the first case of a synchronous development of a carcinoid tumour o...

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Main Authors: Ryzman-Louloudis Charlotte, Kairi Evi, Tympa Aliki, Stafyla Vania, Arkadopoulos Nikolaos, Athanasopoulos Panagiotis G, Smyrniotis Vassilios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/4
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spelling doaj-e88b5a7e5deb406eaddf215eada29c152020-11-25T00:08:03ZengBMCWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology1477-78192011-01-0191410.1186/1477-7819-9-4A rare combination of an endocrine tumour of the common bile duct and a follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report and review of the literatureRyzman-Louloudis CharlotteKairi EviTympa AlikiStafyla VaniaArkadopoulos NikolaosAthanasopoulos Panagiotis GSmyrniotis Vassilios<p>Abstract</p> <p>Carcinoid tumours of the common bile duct represent an extremely rare entity. Similarly, primary follicular lymphomas of the ampulla of Vater constitute an infrequent neoplasia. Herein, we report the first case of a synchronous development of a carcinoid tumour of the common bile duct and an ampullary follicular lymphoma that was treated surgically with a Whipple's procedure, due to inability to establish definitive preoperative diagnosis despite the extensive diagnostic investigation.</p> http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/4
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author Ryzman-Louloudis Charlotte
Kairi Evi
Tympa Aliki
Stafyla Vania
Arkadopoulos Nikolaos
Athanasopoulos Panagiotis G
Smyrniotis Vassilios
spellingShingle Ryzman-Louloudis Charlotte
Kairi Evi
Tympa Aliki
Stafyla Vania
Arkadopoulos Nikolaos
Athanasopoulos Panagiotis G
Smyrniotis Vassilios
A rare combination of an endocrine tumour of the common bile duct and a follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report and review of the literature
World Journal of Surgical Oncology
author_facet Ryzman-Louloudis Charlotte
Kairi Evi
Tympa Aliki
Stafyla Vania
Arkadopoulos Nikolaos
Athanasopoulos Panagiotis G
Smyrniotis Vassilios
author_sort Ryzman-Louloudis Charlotte
title A rare combination of an endocrine tumour of the common bile duct and a follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report and review of the literature
title_short A rare combination of an endocrine tumour of the common bile duct and a follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report and review of the literature
title_full A rare combination of an endocrine tumour of the common bile duct and a follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr A rare combination of an endocrine tumour of the common bile duct and a follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed A rare combination of an endocrine tumour of the common bile duct and a follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report and review of the literature
title_sort rare combination of an endocrine tumour of the common bile duct and a follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of vater: a case report and review of the literature
publisher BMC
series World Journal of Surgical Oncology
issn 1477-7819
publishDate 2011-01-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Carcinoid tumours of the common bile duct represent an extremely rare entity. Similarly, primary follicular lymphomas of the ampulla of Vater constitute an infrequent neoplasia. Herein, we report the first case of a synchronous development of a carcinoid tumour of the common bile duct and an ampullary follicular lymphoma that was treated surgically with a Whipple's procedure, due to inability to establish definitive preoperative diagnosis despite the extensive diagnostic investigation.</p>
url http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/4
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