| Title | Synchronous adenocarcinomas of the papilla major and minor. | | Author(s) | Parthasarathy S, Pottakkat B, Yootla M, Reddy SN, Reddy KM | | Institution | Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. | | Source | JOP 2008; 9(3):332-4. | | Abstract | CONTEXT: Synchronous malignancies affecting both the major and minor papilla are rare and are usually of endocrine origin.
CASE REPORT: A 60-year-old female presented with a two-week history of progressive jaundice and pruritus. Evaluation revealed features of a periampullary malignancy. A Whipple pancreaticoduodenectomy was done. There was a growth in the ampulla of Vater and another in the region of the minor duodenal papilla. On histopathology, both lesions were adenocarcinomas.
CONCLUSION: Although rare, synchronous adenocarcinomas can occur in the major and minor papilla. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18469449 |
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