Ampullary carcinoma in Iraqi patients: single center experience

ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper is to report the pattern of ampullary carcinoma in Iraqi patients. During the period 1995-2000, 106 patients with ampullary carcinoma were admitted to Gastroenterology tertiary center accounting fort 2% of the total admission and 9% of gastrointestinal malignancies. 64 [60.4%] were male and 42 [39.6%] were females. 97 [87%] male are affected 1.5 times more than female with male female ratio = 1.5. Age peak incidence bet [50-59] Patients came mainly from Baghdad 46% .Presenting symptom were jaundice in 78.3% Duration of illness the peak is 1-2 months mean period is [45 days] for lab investigations. Of the 85 patients. who undergone operation, resection was performed in 56 patients [66%]. Thirty patients had radical resection [Whipple procedure pancreaticoduodenectomy] and 26 patients had local resection. The tumor was adenocarcinoma in all the cases. Only one case was undifferentiated carcinoma. The pattern of ampullary carcinoma is slightly different from the previous reports