Psammomatous carcinoid tumor of the duodenum.
We report a case of psammomatous calcification in a carcinoid tumor of the ampulla of Vater. Although the tumor was glandular, its neuroendocrine nature was proved using chromogranin immunostain.
Pai
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Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Bombay.
Krishnamurthy
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Soman
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D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male