The leser-trelat sign in association with carcinoma of the ampulla of vater

A 45-yr-old woman was admitted to our hospital for surgical treatment of obstructive jaundice. She was treated by a standard pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure). The biopsy of the specimen disclosed an adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. Six months before the appearance of the obstructive...

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Published inThe American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 96; no. 5; pp. 1623 - 1626
Main Authors Klimopoulos, S, Kounoudes, C, Pantelidaki, C, Skrepetou, K, Papoudos, M, Katsoulis, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.05.2001
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Summary:A 45-yr-old woman was admitted to our hospital for surgical treatment of obstructive jaundice. She was treated by a standard pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure). The biopsy of the specimen disclosed an adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. Six months before the appearance of the obstructive jaundice, she noted a sudden onset of many seborrheic keratoses on the upper part of her trunk and upper extremities. This, to our knowledge, is the first case of Leser-Trelat sign associated with adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater.
ISSN:0002-9270
1572-0241
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9270(01)02370-X