Use of strip biopsy for early duodenal cancer--a case report.
A 67-year-old man was referred for investigation of an abdominal mass. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a polypoid lesion with a central depression in the duodenum. CT scan demonstrated a cystic lesion anterior to the pancreas. Examination of a biopsy specimen of the duodenal lesion suggested it was a carcinoma. Strip biopsy was therefore performed, and histological examination revealed a tubular adenocarcinoma with invasion limited to the mucosa, indicating that the lesion was completely resected. Subsequent 24-month follow-up did not indicate recurrence of the cancer. Strip biopsy thus appears to be a safe and efficient procedure for the management of early duodenal cancer.
Obata
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Department of Gastroenterology, Kumamoto National Hospital, Japan.
Araki
K
K
Kimura
K
K
Maeda
K
K
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography