title: Adenomyoma of the papilla of Vater: a case report.
abstract: Adenomyoma of the papilla of Vater is exceedingly rare. Histologically, the adenomyoma is characterized by locules of ducts with interlacing bundles of smooth muscle. A 63-year-old male patient is presented who had developed abdominal pain, progressively darker urine and light color stool, jaundice and dyspepsia over the past two-month period. Impression from radiologic study was neoplasm of the papilla of Vater, pathologic findings proved adenomyoma. This case, and review of the literature, suggest that local excision is the treatment-of-choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged