Objectives： To explore the prognostic relevance of the number and ratio of metastatic lymph nodes in resected Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater （CAV）. Methods： The clinical data of 155 patients who underwent pancr...Objectives： To explore the prognostic relevance of the number and ratio of metastatic lymph nodes in resected Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater （CAV）. Methods： The clinical data of 155 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy （PD） for cancer of the ampulla of Vater between January 1990 and December 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. Kaplan- Meier method was used in survival analysis and Log rank method in comparison. Multivariate analysis was performed using Cox proportional hazards model. Results： Among these 155 patients, the in-hospital mortality rate was 4.5%, lymph node positive disease was 21.3%, and the 5-year survival rate was 51.6%. Patients with a lymph node ratio （LNR） 〉20% were more likely to have tumor differentiation, depth of duodenal involvement, depth of pancreatic invasion, T-stage and TNM-Stage. The number of the metastatic lymph nodes is important prognostic factors of the CAV. Univariate analysis showed that the factors associated with the prognosis included tumor size （P=0.036）, tumor differentiation （P=0.019）, LNR （P=0.032）, mtmber of metastatic lymph nodes （P=0.024）, lymph node metastasis （P=0.03）, depth of pancreatic invasion （P=0.001）, T-stage （P=0.002）, TNM stage （P=0.001）, elevated CA 19-9 （P=0.000）, and jaundice （P=0.021）. Multivariate analysis showed that the factors associated with the prognosis were the number of metastatic lymph nodes （P=0.032; RR： 1.283; 95% CI： 1.022-1.611）, tumor size （P=0.043; RR： 1.736; 95% CI： 1.017-2.963）, and elevated CA 19-9 （P=0.003; RR： 3.247; 95% CI： 1.504-7.010）. Conclusions： LNR is a useful factor for predicting the prognosis of the radical treatment for CAV,, whereas the number of metastatic lymph nodes is the most important factor. Further research on the locations, number, and LNR will be clinically meaningful to improve survival in patients with CAV.展开更多
Background Carcinomas of the ampulla of Vater （CAV） is a relatively rare malignant gastrointestinal tumor,and its postoperative prognostic factors have been well studied.However,as its first symptom,the impact of ja...Background Carcinomas of the ampulla of Vater （CAV） is a relatively rare malignant gastrointestinal tumor,and its postoperative prognostic factors have been well studied.However,as its first symptom,the impact of jaundice on the prognosis of CAV is not so clear.This study aims to explore the role of jaundice as a prognostic factor in patients undergoing radical treatment for CAV.Methods The clinical data of 195 patients with CAV who were treated in the Cancer Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences ＆ Peking Union Medical College,from January 1989 to January 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.Among them,170 patients with pathologically confirmed CAV entered the statistical analysis.Jaundice was defined as a total bilirubin serum concentration of ≥3 mg/dl.Result Of these 170 patients,99 （58.20％） had jaundice at presentation.Jaundice showed significant correlations with tumor differentiation （P=0.002）,lymph node metastasis （P=0.016）,pancreatic invasion （P=0.000）,elevated preoperative CA199 （P=0.000）,depth of invasion （P=0.000）,and tumor stage （P=0.000）.There were more patients with pancreatic invasion in the jaundice group than in the non-jaundice group.Also,lymph node metastasis was more common in the jaundice group （n=26） than in the non-jaundice group （n=8）.The non-jaundice group had significant better overall 5-year disease-free survival （72.6％） than the jaundice group （41.2％,P=0.013）.Jaundice was not significantly correlated with the postoperative bleeding （P=-0.050）.Conclusions Jaundice in patients with CAV often predicts more advanced stages and poorer prognoses.Pancreatic invasion and lymph node metastasis are more common in CAV patients with jaundice.Jaundice is not a risk factor for postoperative bleeding and preoperative biliary drainage cannot reduce the incidence of postoperative complications.展开更多
Introduction: Signet ring cell carcinoma is a rare tumor that generally originates in the gastrointestinal tract. Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is extremely uncommon and a very rare clinical entit...Introduction: Signet ring cell carcinoma is a rare tumor that generally originates in the gastrointestinal tract. Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is extremely uncommon and a very rare clinical entity, which is infrequently reported in medical literature and only 31 cases have been mentioned. Most tumors affecting Vater’s Ampulla are adenocarcinomas and other histological variants are less frequent. It mainly occurs in elderly patients. Case Presentation: We report a case of signet ring cell carcinoma of Vater’s Ampulla. The tumour had infiltrated the duodenal, but local lymph nodes were clear (T3N0M0). Duodenopancreatectomy with pylorus preservation is the treatment of choice. Conclusions: Etiology and survival are not well-defined in the literature due to the extreme rarity of this disease.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Neuroendocrine tumors of the ampulla of Vater are extremely rare, and few cases of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) of the ampulla have been reported. METHODS: A 48-year-old male with obstructiv...BACKGROUND: Neuroendocrine tumors of the ampulla of Vater are extremely rare, and few cases of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) of the ampulla have been reported. METHODS: A 48-year-old male with obstructive jaundice was admitted to our hospital. On examination the patient was found to have a periampullary growth and subsequently underwent the Whipple's procedure. RESULTS: Histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry revealed features of LCNEC of the ampulla of Vater. The patient developed multiple liver metastases 6 months after Whipple's procedure. CONCLUSION: LCNEC of the ampulla of Vater is rare and highly aggressive, with a dismal prognosis.展开更多
文摘Objectives： To explore the prognostic relevance of the number and ratio of metastatic lymph nodes in resected Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater （CAV）. Methods： The clinical data of 155 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy （PD） for cancer of the ampulla of Vater between January 1990 and December 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. Kaplan- Meier method was used in survival analysis and Log rank method in comparison. Multivariate analysis was performed using Cox proportional hazards model. Results： Among these 155 patients, the in-hospital mortality rate was 4.5%, lymph node positive disease was 21.3%, and the 5-year survival rate was 51.6%. Patients with a lymph node ratio （LNR） 〉20% were more likely to have tumor differentiation, depth of duodenal involvement, depth of pancreatic invasion, T-stage and TNM-Stage. The number of the metastatic lymph nodes is important prognostic factors of the CAV. Univariate analysis showed that the factors associated with the prognosis included tumor size （P=0.036）, tumor differentiation （P=0.019）, LNR （P=0.032）, mtmber of metastatic lymph nodes （P=0.024）, lymph node metastasis （P=0.03）, depth of pancreatic invasion （P=0.001）, T-stage （P=0.002）, TNM stage （P=0.001）, elevated CA 19-9 （P=0.000）, and jaundice （P=0.021）. Multivariate analysis showed that the factors associated with the prognosis were the number of metastatic lymph nodes （P=0.032; RR： 1.283; 95% CI： 1.022-1.611）, tumor size （P=0.043; RR： 1.736; 95% CI： 1.017-2.963）, and elevated CA 19-9 （P=0.003; RR： 3.247; 95% CI： 1.504-7.010）. Conclusions： LNR is a useful factor for predicting the prognosis of the radical treatment for CAV,, whereas the number of metastatic lymph nodes is the most important factor. Further research on the locations, number, and LNR will be clinically meaningful to improve survival in patients with CAV.
文摘Background Carcinomas of the ampulla of Vater （CAV） is a relatively rare malignant gastrointestinal tumor,and its postoperative prognostic factors have been well studied.However,as its first symptom,the impact of jaundice on the prognosis of CAV is not so clear.This study aims to explore the role of jaundice as a prognostic factor in patients undergoing radical treatment for CAV.Methods The clinical data of 195 patients with CAV who were treated in the Cancer Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences ＆ Peking Union Medical College,from January 1989 to January 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.Among them,170 patients with pathologically confirmed CAV entered the statistical analysis.Jaundice was defined as a total bilirubin serum concentration of ≥3 mg/dl.Result Of these 170 patients,99 （58.20％） had jaundice at presentation.Jaundice showed significant correlations with tumor differentiation （P=0.002）,lymph node metastasis （P=0.016）,pancreatic invasion （P=0.000）,elevated preoperative CA199 （P=0.000）,depth of invasion （P=0.000）,and tumor stage （P=0.000）.There were more patients with pancreatic invasion in the jaundice group than in the non-jaundice group.Also,lymph node metastasis was more common in the jaundice group （n=26） than in the non-jaundice group （n=8）.The non-jaundice group had significant better overall 5-year disease-free survival （72.6％） than the jaundice group （41.2％,P=0.013）.Jaundice was not significantly correlated with the postoperative bleeding （P=-0.050）.Conclusions Jaundice in patients with CAV often predicts more advanced stages and poorer prognoses.Pancreatic invasion and lymph node metastasis are more common in CAV patients with jaundice.Jaundice is not a risk factor for postoperative bleeding and preoperative biliary drainage cannot reduce the incidence of postoperative complications.
文摘Introduction: Signet ring cell carcinoma is a rare tumor that generally originates in the gastrointestinal tract. Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is extremely uncommon and a very rare clinical entity, which is infrequently reported in medical literature and only 31 cases have been mentioned. Most tumors affecting Vater’s Ampulla are adenocarcinomas and other histological variants are less frequent. It mainly occurs in elderly patients. Case Presentation: We report a case of signet ring cell carcinoma of Vater’s Ampulla. The tumour had infiltrated the duodenal, but local lymph nodes were clear (T3N0M0). Duodenopancreatectomy with pylorus preservation is the treatment of choice. Conclusions: Etiology and survival are not well-defined in the literature due to the extreme rarity of this disease.
文摘BACKGROUND: Neuroendocrine tumors of the ampulla of Vater are extremely rare, and few cases of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) of the ampulla have been reported. METHODS: A 48-year-old male with obstructive jaundice was admitted to our hospital. On examination the patient was found to have a periampullary growth and subsequently underwent the Whipple's procedure. RESULTS: Histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry revealed features of LCNEC of the ampulla of Vater. The patient developed multiple liver metastases 6 months after Whipple's procedure. CONCLUSION: LCNEC of the ampulla of Vater is rare and highly aggressive, with a dismal prognosis.
