title: Carcinoma in adenoma of the papilla of Vater.
abstract: Carcinoma in adenoma of the papilla of Vater is extremely rare. We now report a case of adenocarcinoma in adenoma of the papilla of Vater and the clinicopathological findings are discussed. A 73-year-old Japanese woman was endoscopically diagnosed as a case of carcinoma combined with adenoma of the papilla of Vater. She underwent pancreatoduodenectomy and the postoperative course was satisfactory. Histological examination of the resected tissues revealed a superficial adenocarcinoma in the adenoma of the papilla of Vater. In certain cases, carcinoma of the papilla of Vater may develop from a pre-existing adenoma in the region. Therefore, we recommend that pancreatoduodenectomy should be done when an adenoma presents in this region.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000473:pathology*; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery