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1449147

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-29
pubmed:abstractText
Herein we report the case of an ampullary tumor in a 53-yr-old Japanese woman who presented in March 1988 with abdominal pain, weight loss, and jaundice. A pancreatoduodenectomy was carried out, and 3 months later, she presented with a Virchow's node. She was initially treated with cytokines plus 5-fluorouracil derivative, resulting in a complete remission lasting over a year. However, in July 1990, the Virchow's node reappeared and was surgically excised. Histology revealed a small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SCNC) similar to the prior ampullary tumor, which was confirmed by immunohistochemical studies and electron microscopic examination. The patient was discharged within 1 month, remaining disease-free over a 18-month period following excision. We suggest that the use of cytokines can be effective, and can increase survival in gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1810-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Can cytokines prolong survival in ampullary neuroendocrine carcinomas?
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Surgery, Okayama University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports