Inflammatory pseudotumour arising from periampullary carcinoid: A "cancer-like" tumour in a "fake" tumour

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Chang, Stephen K Y ^a,b   Liang, W T M ^a   Thamboo, T P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Hepatopancreaticobiliary Division   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ampulla of vater carcinoid; Bile duct obstruction; Carcinoid tumours; Inflammatory pseudotumour; Pancreas pseudotumour; Periampullary carcinoid; Pseudotumour pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PANCREATITIS; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOTUMOR; PSEUDOTUMOR PANCREATITIS; VATER PAPILLA; CARCINOID TUMOR; COMPLICATION; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AMPULLA OF VATER; CARCINOID TUMOR; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 65949085604     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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