Periampullar gangliocytic paraganglioma resected by surgical ampullectomy: a case report
Ghouti, L.; Moutardier, V.; Hassoun, J.; Delpero, J-Robert.
Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique 28(5): 494-496
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0399-8320 PMID: 15243329 Document Number: 568635
We report the case of a 40-year-old woman with duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma of the ampulla of Voter. Preoperative diagnosis was periampullar tumor. Final diagnosis of duodenal gangliocytic paragangioma of the ampulla of Vater with negative margins was made by histological and immunohistochemical study of surgical ampullectomy specimen. This case report stresses the yield of immunohostochemical study in the diagnosis of duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma, a rare entity.