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West Indian med. j ; 59(1): 84-87, Jan. 2010. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-672571

ABSTRACT

This case report presents a young woman who underwent a Whipples resection for a large pancreato-duodenal tumour. Pathology and immunohistochemical analysis of the tumour suggest duodenal fibrosarcoma. The patient's postoperative management was complicated by chylous ascites. A brief literature review is given to highlight this unusual case.


Este reporte presenta el caso de una mujer joven a la cual se le practicó una resección de Whipples a causa de un tumor pancreato-duodenal grande. La patología y el análisis imunohistoquímico del tumor sugieren la existencia de un fibrosarcoma duodenal. El tratamiento postoperatorio del paciente estuvo complicado por una ascitis quilosa. Se ofrece una breve revisión de la literatura para resaltar este caso inusual.


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Female , Humans , Young Adult , Chylous Ascites/diagnosis , Duodenal Neoplasms , Duodenal Neoplasms/surgery , Fibrosarcoma , Fibrosarcoma/surgery , Postoperative Complications/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential
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