Obstructive Jaundice Caused by Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Ampulla of Vater in a Young Adult: A Case Report

Obstructive Jaundice Caused by Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Ampulla of Vater in a Young Adult: A Case Report

Introduction: Ampullary neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are usually diagnosed in the 5th–6th decades of life, and no cases were reported in <20 years of age. We report a rare case, presenting at a very young age, of well-differentiated NET involving the ampulla of Vater with lymph node metastasi...

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Main Authors: Jaafar Alsalman, Abdulaziz Alquorain, Mohammed Alyousef, Omran Aldandan, Ibrahim Alzahrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2024-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
ampulla of vater
lymph node metastases
neuroendocrine tumor
pancreaticoduodenectomy
small intestinal
Online Access:https://beta.karger.com/Article/FullText/538260

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