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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2016; 07(02): 062-064
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.189148
Case Report

Tumour of the lowest probability

C. K. Adarsh
1   Department of Gastroenterology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Ravi Kiran
1   Department of Gastroenterology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Mallikarjun Patil
1   Department of Gastroenterology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

The diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumor, in general, seems to have increased in the recent years, most likely due to better diagnostic modalities. Ampulla represents an uncommon site for the occurrence of neuroendocrine tumor of gastrointestinal tract (0.05%).[[1]] A carcinoid tumor at the ampulla has varied presentations. Here, we report this rare case of neuroendocrine tumor at the ampulla in a young female presenting as abdominal pain and improving after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Key words

Ampulla - neuroendocrine tumor - pancreaticoduodenectomy


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26 September 2019 (online)

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