title: A rare combination of an endocrine tumour of the common bile duct and a follicular lymphoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Carcinoid tumours of the common bile duct represent an extremely rare entity. Similarly, primary follicular lymphomas of the ampulla of Vater constitute an infrequent neoplasia. Herein, we report the first case of a synchronous development of a carcinoid tumour of the common bile duct and an ampullary follicular lymphoma that was treated surgically with a Whipple's procedure, due to inability to establish definitive preoperative diagnosis despite the extensive diagnostic investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, 76 Vas, Sofias Ave,, 11528, Athens, Greece. p_athanasopoulos@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Panagiotis G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Athanasopoulos
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arkadopoulos
authors.forename: Vania
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stafyla
authors.forename: Aliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tympa
authors.forename: Evi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kairi
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ryzman-Louloudis
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Smyrniotis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004701:Endocrine Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery