Carcinoid of the ampulla of Vater: Morphologic features and clinical implications

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 43, 2006, Pages 7058-7060

  Poultside, George A ^a   Frederick, Wayne A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ampulla of Vater; Clinical characteristics; Histopathologic features; Radical excision

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE BIOPSY; JAUNDICE; MALE; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRURITUS; VATER PAPILLA CARCINOMA;

EID: 33751534172     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i43.7058     Document Type: Article

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