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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2009;77(2):311-315.
- 바터 팽대부암의 두피 전이 1예
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최용준, 이돈행, ·정 석, 김루시아, 박진석, 주우철, 이승연
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- Metastasis in ampullary cancer to the scalp
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Yong Jun Choi, Don Haeng Lee, Seok Jeong, Lucia Kim, Jin Seok Park, Woo Chul Joo, Seung Youn Lee
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- Abstract
- Cancer of the ampulla of Vater is an uncommon disease that constitutes approximately 0.2% of gastrointestinal tract cancer and 6% of peri-ampullary cancer. Generally, it spreads to regional lymph nodes and the liver, and about 50% of the patients already have regional metastasis when the disease is diagnosed. Few reports have described other distant metastases, including that of the scalp. We report a patient with cancer of the ampulla of Vater who complained of a non-tender, palpable nodule on the scalp. A skin biopsy confirmed that the scalp nodule was due to metastasis in ampullary cancer.
Keywords :Ampulla of Vater, Scalp, Neoplasm metastasis
