Ampullary region carcinomas: definition and site specific classification with delineation of four clinicopathologically and prognostically distinct subsets in an analysis of 249 cases.

V, Adsay; N, Ohike; T, Tajiri; GE, Kim; A, Krasinskas; S, Balci; P, Bagci; O, Basturk; S, Bandyopadhyay; KT, Jang; DA, Kooby; SK, Maithel; J, Sarmiento; CA, Staley; RS, Gonzalez; SY, Kong; M, Goodman

doi:10.1097/pas.0b013e31826399d8

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Ampullary region carcinomas: definition and site specific classification with delineation of four clinicopathologically and prognostically distinct subsets in an analysis of 249 cases.

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Adsay V

Ohike N

Tajiri T

Abstract

Ampullary (AMP) carcinomas comprise a heterogeneous group of cancers lacking adequate subcategorization. In the present study, 249 strictly defined primary AMP carcinomas (ACs) identified in 1469 malignant pancreatoduodenectomy specimens were analyzed for defining features. Gross and microscopic fin...

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