Peri-ampullary collision tumor - high grade neuroendocrine carcinoma and signet ring cell carcinoma: a case report and review of literature.

Khurana, Anuj; Sharma, Anila; Gupta, Gurudutt; Gandhi, Jatin S

Khurana, Anuj; Sharma, Anila; Gupta, Gurudutt; Gandhi, Jatin S.

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Khurana A; Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector-5, Rohini, Delhi 110 085, India. doc_anuj@yahoo.com

Indian J Pathol Microbiol ; 54(1): 161-3, 2011.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21393906

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report a case of 50-year-old male with obstructive jaundice diagnosed as peri-ampullary collision tumor comprising of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and signet ring cell carcinoma. The association of neuroendocrine (usually carcinoids) and adenocarcinoma is extremely uncommon with only few case reports available in the reported literature.

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Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/complications; Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/diagnosis; Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell/complications; Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell/diagnosis; Common Bile Duct Neoplasms/diagnosis; Common Bile Duct Neoplasms/pathology; CDX2 Transcription Factor; Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/pathology; Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell/pathology; Histocytochemistry; Homeodomain Proteins/analysis; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Microscopy; Middle Aged; Radiography, Abdominal; Synaptophysin/analysis; Trans-Activators/analysis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Common Bile Duct Neoplasms Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Indian J Pathol Microbiol Year: 2011 Document type: Article

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