Granular cell tumour of the ampulla of Vater.
J Postgrad Med
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2005 Jan-Mar; 51(1): 36-8
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in English
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| ID: sea-115295
ABSTRACT
Granular cell tumour (GCT) is a rare soft tissue neoplasm commonly encountered in the head and neck region, skin and subcutaneous tissue. GCT of the biliary system is most commonly reported in African-American females and usually presents as abdominal pain and obstructive jaundice. The neoplasm constitutes less than 10% of all benign tumours of the extra-hepatic biliary tree. No case of GCT involving the ampulla of Vater has been reported in the literature to date. We report a case of benign GCT involving the ampullary region in a 44-year-old Ethiopian male. Preoperative diagnosis was available on ERCP and deep biopsy. The patient was managed by debulking resection and biliary-enteric bypass and is symptom-free with no evidence of tumour progression after a follow-up of one year.
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Main subject:
Ampulla of Vater
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Humans
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Male
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Granular Cell Tumor
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Common Bile Duct Neoplasms
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Adult
Language:
English
Journal:
J Postgrad Med
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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