Carcinoid tumor of the ampulla of Vater: Magnetic resonance imaging findings
β Scribed by Fuzuki Yano; Yukihiro Hama; Katsumi Abe; Yoshie Iwasaki; Kazuo Hatsuse; Shoichi Kusano
- Book ID
- 113542192
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0899-7071
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Background. Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater is a rare lesion that may produce obstructive jaundice. Analysis of nodal involvement as a function of primary tumor sizes indicated that metastases occur with tumors smaller than 2.0 cm. The case of a 36-year-old woman is presented and the literature re