Conversion surgery for initially unresectable carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater following pathological complete response to chemotherapy: a case report.
Surg Case Rep
; 5(1): 122, 2019 Jul 30.
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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 Vater with lymph node and multiple liver metastases. She underwent systemic chemotherapy with a combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin. After 19 months of treatment, the primary tumor and liver metastases were difficult to detect on follow-up images. Shrinkage of the enlarged lymph nodes was also confirmed. Surgical resection was performed with curative intent after a multidisciplinary meeting. Pathological examination of the resected specimen showed no residual tumors. Systemic chemotherapy achieved a pathological complete response. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient remained free of recurrent disease at 10 months of follow-up.CONCLUSION:
This case shows the possibility of conversion surgery after systemic chemotherapy for carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater.
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MEDLINE
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En
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Surg Case Rep
Year:
2019
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Article
Affiliation country:
Japan