Signet ring cell carcinoma of ampulla of Vater in a young adult.
Signet ring cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is extremely rare. The 7 cases reported earlier have been in older patients. We report a 32-year-old lady with this condition, who also had metastases in the bone marrow, vertebrae, lungs and liver.
Purohit
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R P Diagnostic Center and Dr S N Medical College, Jodhpur. ramesh_purohit@hotmail.com
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Bhargava
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Kothari
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Purohit
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D000328:Adult; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000473:pathology*; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary