[Villous adenoma of the Vater's ampulla].
Benign tumors of the ampulla of Vater are rare. The villous adenoma, the most common benign tumor of this region, has a high tendency to malignant transformation. Postmortem studies showed an incidence of 0.04-0.12% adenomatous lesions of the papilla of Vater. The authors present a case of villous adenoma of the ampulla of Vater and make a review of the literature.
Serra
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Disciplina de Cirurgia Geral, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal do Maranhão.
Costa
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Alves Júnior
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Couto
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Silva
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D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged