Brunner's gland adenoma with circumferential duodenal involvement.
Brunner's gland adenoma is a benign tumor of the duodenum. We report a 58-year-old man who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and weight loss. The patient underwent Whipple resection along with lymph node clearance. The resected tumor, 4 cm long, showed hypertrophied Brunner's glands.
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Digestive Diseases Center, PVS Memorial Hospital, Cochin.
Prakash
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Augustine
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Mahadevan
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Ramesh
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002011:Brunner Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome