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01.05.2012 | Case Report
An annular pancreas associated with carcinoma of the papilla of Vater: report of a case
verfasst von:
Naoki Yazawa, Toshihide Imaizumi, Daisuke Furukawa, Masahiro Matsuyama, Hisashi Gunji, Kenichiro Kato, Kosuke Tobita, Toshio Nakagohri, Hiroyasu Makuuchi, Kenichi Hirabayashi, Kyoji Ogoshi
Erschienen in:
Surgery Today
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Ausgabe 5/2012
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Abstract
An annular pancreas is an uncommon congenital anomaly that usually presents early in childhood. Malignancy in the setting of an annular pancreas is unusual. We herein report a case of annular pancreas with carcinoma of the papilla of Vater. A 59-year-old man presented with epigastric discomfort and was referred to us after gastroduodenal endoscopy showed a tumor of the papilla of Vater. Preoperative imaging showed the pancreatic parenchyma encircling the descending duodenum and a tumor at the papilla of Vater. A pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed for the annular pancreas and the ampullary tumor. Histological examination confirmed a complete annular pancreas and carcinoma in situ of the papilla of Vater. We also provide a review of the reported cases of an annular pancreas with periampullary neoplasms and discuss the clinical characteristics of this anomaly.