Conversion surgery for initially unresectable carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater following pathological complete response to chemotherapy: a case report

Conversion surgery for initially unresectable carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater following pathological complete response to chemotherapy: a case report

Abstract Background Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater with distant metastases is regarded as unresectable. Systemic chemotherapy is basically the treatment of choice for such tumors. Case presentation A 68-year-old woman was referred to our hospital and diagnosed with carcinoma of the ampulla of Vat...

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Main Authors: Yo Sato, Takanobu Hara, Yuko Takami, Yoshiyuki Wada, Tomoki Ryu, Shin Sasaki, Munehiro Yoshitomi, Seiya Momosaki, Masatoshi Murakami, Masayuki Hijioka, Toyoma Kaku, Ken Kawabe, Hideki Saitsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater
Chemotherapy
Conversion surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0680-z

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