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Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect
CASE REPORT
Long-term complete remission of a patient with high grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of ampulla of Vater
  1. Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary,
  2. Afshin Moradi,
  3. Mona Malekzadeh
  1. Radiation-Oncology Department, Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, Iran
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mona Malekzadeh, Farzad_th89{at}yahoo.com

Summary

We describe a case report of a 53-year-old man with a 5-months history of progressive jaundice and upper abdominal pain. The patient was further evaluated and finally diagnosed with a high-grade ampullary neuroendocrine tumour (based on endoscopic-guided biopsy). Thereafter, he underwent pancreatoduodenectomy and adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy. This extremely rare case presents his long-lasting disease-free survival compared with similar cases; this case report exemplifies a new, potentially efficient method for treating high-grade papillary neuroendocrine tumour and may pave the way for further clinical trials utilising this blueprint in the treatment of related conditions.

  • small intestine cancer
  • chemotherapy

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-224845

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors FT-H provided the data and writing the letter. AM provided the pathology data. MM edited the manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.