What is a ampullary mass?
Ampullary (AM-poo-la-ree) cancer is a rare cancer that forms in an area of your digestive system called the ampulla of Vater. The ampulla of Vater is located where your bile duct and pancreatic duct join and empty into your small intestine.
What is peri ampullary cancer?
Periampullary cancer is a cancer that forms near the ampulla of Vater, an enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas where they join and enter the small intestine. It consists of: ampullary tumour from ampulla of Vater. cancer of lower common bile duct.
What is Ampullary growth?
Experts aren’t sure what causes ampullary cancer. It occurs when cells in the body change and grow out of control. These abnormal cells may grow to form a lump or mass called a tumor. If they are in the body long enough, they can grow into (invade) nearby areas and spread to other parts of the body (metastasis).
Is cancer of the ampulla curable?
The only potentially curative treatment for ampullary carcinoma is surgical resection. Complete tumor resection with negative margins (R0 resection) is a prerequisite for cure.
What are the symptoms of ampullary cancer?
Other symptoms of ampullary cancer include:
- Loss of appetite and weight loss.
- Abdominal (belly) pain.
- Back pain.
- Pruritus, or skin itchiness, associated with the jaundice.
- Stomach upset and vomiting.
- Diarrhea.
- Gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
Can you survive ampullary cancer?
Ampullary cancer is a life-threatening diagnosis, but people treated using the Whipple procedure have shown a 5-year survival rate ranging from about 20% to as high as 75%, based on how far the tumor has progressed.
How is ampullary cancer treated?
The main treatment for ampullary cancer is surgery to remove the tumor. The Whipple procedure (also called a pancreaticoduodenectomy) is used. This is a major surgery where your surgeon removes the tumor in the affected part of the ampulla of Vater. Nearby tissues are often removed as well.
Where is the ampulla of Vater in periampullary cancer?
Periampullary region; the circle shaded blue is the area where periampullary carcinoma arises The ampulla of Vater is a mound-like opening in the duodenum. The duodenum is a C shaped loop of bowel at the beginning of the intestine.
Where can I find a list of periampullary tumors?
1. Sugita R, Furuta A, Ito K et-al. Periampullary tumors: high-spatial-resolution MR imaging and histopathologic findings in ampullary region specimens. Radiology. 2004;231 (3): 767-74. doi:10.1148/radiol.2313030797 – Pubmed citation 2. Kim S, Lee NK, Lee JW et-al. CT evaluation of the bulging papilla with endoscopic correlation.
What are the imaging features of periampullary lesions?
The wide spectrum of ampullary and periampullary pathologic lesions is reviewed, their main imaging characteristics are discussed, and the importance of correct identification for proper clinical m…
