title: [Gardner's syndrome associated with periampullar carcinoma. Description of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: The Authors report a case of a 49 year old female patient with Gardner's Syndrome and adenocarcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater. In this case, adenocarcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater was associated with duodenal polyp (adenoma), which suggests that adenocarcinoma is the consequence of malignant of duodenal polyps. The world medical literature was reviewed and 29 cases of periampullary carcinoma complicating familial polyposis or Gardner's Syndrome were analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Università di Perugia, Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sciannameo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellavigna
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Giustozzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Marianeschi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alberti
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005736:Gardner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Sindrome di Gardner associata a carcinoma periampollare. Descrizione di un caso e revisione della letteratura.