Giant villous adenoma of second portion of duodenum: case report.
Villous adenomas of the duodenum are rare. In this report the authors describe the case of a 75-year-old woman who had an extensive adenoma involving the second portion of the duodenum and ampulla of Vater. The patient was successfully managed by a pancreaticoduodenectomy. The authors describe the histopathology of the lesion and suggest guidelines for surgical consideration.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000473:pathology*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans