Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the ampulla of Vater.

Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the ampulla of Vater presenting with obstructive jaundice.

Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) consists a rare neoplasm, developing in small intestine and stomach. The presenting manifastations include weakness, weight loss, nausea, melena and anaemia. The present case refers to a 65 years old female patient with a GIST of the ampulla of Vater presenting with obstructive jaundice. Diagnosis was achieved pre-operatively by biopsies collected...

Neuroendocrine tumor of the ampulla of Vater with distant cystic lymph node metastasis: a case report

BACKGROUND Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the ampulla of Vater are rare and difficult to diagnose. We report a rare case of a small NET of the ampulla of Vater with metastasis to distant lymph nodes. CASE PRESENTATION The patient was a 54-year-old man complaining of epigastric pain and melena. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a bulging papilla with active bleeding, which was diagnos...

Small bowel gastrointestinal stromal tumours and ampullary cancer in Type 1 neurofibromatosis

BACKGROUND Type 1 neurofibromatosis (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant disorder with variable penetrance; approximately 50% of cases present as new mutations CASE REPORT We report a case of a 56 year-old man with Von Recklinghausen's disease, carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater and incidental benign gastrointestinal stromal tumours of the jejunum. CONCLUSIONS Coexistence between ampullary carcin...

Adenocarcinoma arising in villous adenoma of the ampulla of Vater with synchronous malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the duodenum: a case report.

Carcinoid tumour of ampulla of Vater associated with viscero-cutaneous neurofibromatosis.

A case of carcinoid tumour of the ampulla of Vater with viscero-cutaneous neurofibromatosis is reported together with a review of the literature.