title: Muir-Torre syndrome: a case for surveillance of the ampulla of Vater.
abstract: A 64-year-old man with Muir-Torre syndrome (MTS), a condition characterized by the association of multiple sebaceous tumours and kerato-acanthomas with internal malignancies, developed a carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. This is the 2nd reported ampullary carcinoma in 205 reported cases of MTS, suggesting a higher prevalence in MTS patients than in the general population. As an ampullary carcinoma is potentially amenable to surgical resection, particularly when detected early, patients with MTS should undergo regular endoscopic surveillance of the ampulla of Vater.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schick
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kingsnorth
mesh_terms: D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007636:Keratoacanthoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome