Signet ring cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater with leptomeningeal metastases: a case report

J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jul 20;29(21):e627-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.35.2385. Epub 2011 May 23.

Authors

Elisavet Paplomata¹, Lalan Wilfong

Affiliation

¹ Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA.

PMID: 21606434
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.35.2385

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Ampulla of Vater / pathology*
Ampulla of Vater / surgery
Biopsy
Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / secondary*
Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / therapy
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology*
Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / therapy
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningeal Neoplasms / secondary*
Meningeal Neoplasms / therapy
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Treatment Outcome