Abstract
A case of neurofibromatosis is reported in a patient who was initially seen with obstructive jaundice caused by a carcinoid tumor originating from the ampulla of Vater. An extensive review of the literature suggests that patients with von Recklinghausen's disease are at significant risk for periampullary neoplasms of neural-crest and non-neural-crest origin. The tendency of those tumors to arise from the ampulla of Vater has diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 815-819 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Surgery |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Nov 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery