An Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Ampulla of Vater Successfully Managed with Endoscopic Papillectomy: Report of a Case.
- Author:
Jae Wuk KWAK
1
;
Chang Nyol PAIK
;
Sung Hoon JUNG
;
U Im CHANG
;
Kang Moon LEE
;
Woo Chul CHUNG
;
Jin Young YOO
;
Jin Mo YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cmcu@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor;
Ampulla of Vater;
Endoscopic papillectomy
- MeSH:
Aged;
Ampulla of Vater;
Appendix;
Colon;
Endosonography;
Esophagus;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Intestine, Small;
Liver;
Meckel Diverticulum;
Myofibroblasts;
Pancreas;
Rectum;
Spleen
- From:Gut and Liver
2010;4(3):419-422
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are solid neoplastic mesenchymal proliferations composed of myofibroblastic spindle cells admixed with inflammatory infiltrates. The documented sites in the gastrointestinal tract include the esophagus, small intestine, colon, appendix, rectum, pancreas, spleen, liver, and Meckel's diverticulum. Biliary IMTs are rare, and IMTs arising from the ampulla of Vater have not been reported previously. Herein we report the case of a 65-year-old woman with an extrahepatic biliary obstruction due to IMT of the ampulla of Vater, and a successful therapeutic approach using endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopic papillectomy.
