A case of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the duodenum.
- Author:
Won Seok CHOI
1
;
Joon Oh PARK
;
Hae Won JEONG
;
Tae Hoon JANG
;
Won Kyoung YUN
;
Ji In LEE
;
Young Suk PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pys27hmo.park@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Duodenum;
Carcinoma;
Squamous cell
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adenocarcinoma;
Adult;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Duodenal Neoplasms;
Duodenum;
Female;
Glycogen Storage Disease Type VI;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2008;75(3):349-353
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Squamous cell carcinoma of the duodenum is an extremely rare neoplasm worldwide. A 44-year-old female patient was admitted to our institution for abdominal pain, and she was diagnosed with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the duodenum. The duodenal cancer was inoperable due to vascular invasion and regional lymph node metastasis. The patient was treated with palliative chemotherapy, but her disease progressed, and she was eventually referred to a local hospital for supportive care. The prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the duodenum is poor compared with that of usual duodenal adenocarcinoma. We report the details of this case of squamous cell carcinoma of the duodenum along with a review of the literature.
