title: Extended survival of carcinoma head of pancreas following palliative treatment.
abstract: A 48 year old woman presented with obstructive jaundice 10 years back. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a growth infiltrating the ampulla of Vater, which was confirmed to be adenocarcinoma on cytology. At laparotomy, a large nodular growth was seen in the head of pancreas. Surgical resection could not be done because of encasement of superior mesenteric vessels, hence a cholecystojejunostomy was performed. The patient remained asymptomatic for 9 years, when she developed cholangitis. Duodenoscopy at this stage revealed an ulcerated growth at the ampulla and biopsy from the growth confirmed a well differentiated adenocarcinoma. A straight flap 10 F stent was placed in the common bile duct. Thereafter the patient has remained asymptomatic for more than a year.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Bhasin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Vashishta
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate