title: Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater: presentation of a new case.
abstract: The appendix is the most common location for carcinoid tumors within the gastrointestinal tract. Carcinoid tumors of the ampulla of Vater is an extremely rare entity; only 71 cases of carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater have been reported in the literature to date. The clinical picture is non-specific, and endoscopy is the main diagnostic procedure; but large and deep biopsies are often needed to verify the histological nature of the tumor. Surgery is the treatment of choice. We report a new case of this rare tumor, and a review of the literature concerning the clinical findings, diagnosis, therapeutic challenge and results.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papalambros
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Archimandritis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pikoulis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nikou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leppäniemi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alexiou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bastounis
mesh_terms: D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged