A Case of Lymphatic Metastasis to Ampulla of Vater from Gastric Adenocarcinoma.
- Author:
Jin Bum KIM
;
Bai Young KIM
;
Moo Yous CHOO
;
Gyo Seung HWANG
;
Nam Hun KIM
;
Jae Young KWAK
;
Myoung Kee LEE
;
Youn Hui CHO
;
Young Lock LEE
;
Kyu Sik KIM
;
Young Ho KIM
;
Joo Taik LEE
;
Kyung Ho KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ampulla vater lymphatic metastasis;
Adenocarcinoma
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma*;
Ampulla of Vater*;
Duodenum;
Ileum;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lymphatic Metastasis*;
Mortality;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Stomach;
Stomach Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1997;53(4):591-595
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cancer of the stomach is responsible for approximately 650,000 deaths globally each year and is probably second only to lung cancer worldwide as an overall cause of cancer-related mortality. Similar to the situation with most adenocarcinomas of the gastointestinal tract, carcinomas of the stomach can spread by local extension to adjacent normal structures and can develop lymphatic, peritoneal, and distant metastases. The tumor cells, can also permeate diffusely into the lymphatic plexus of the bowel, more often at the level of the upper duodenum hut sometimes down into the distal ileum and the large bowel. We report a case of lymphatic metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma to the ampulla of Vater with review of the literature.
