Esophagus, Stomach & Intestine; A Case of Malignant Carcinoid Tumor of the Ampulla of Vater / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 67-71, 1997.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-110522
ABSTRACT
Carcinoid tumor of the ampulla of Vater comprises about 2.0-8.9% of the gastrointestinal earcinoid tumors and 3-5.5% of the duodenal tumor. The climcal manifestations of the carcinoid tumor of the ampulla of Vater are jaundice, hemorrhage, obstruction of duodenurn, or carcinoid syndrome. But the symptoms of carcinoid tumor are nonspecific and diagnosis is delayed until far advanced state, usually. Recently we experienced one case of carcinoid tienor in a 33-year-old woman who had epigastric pain and intermittent melena, so we report it with a review of the literature
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Stomach
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Ampulla of Vater
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Carcinoid Tumor
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Melena
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Diagnosis
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Esophagus
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Hemorrhage
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Intestines
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Jaundice
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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