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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2013; 5(10): 195-197
Published online Oct 15, 2013. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v5.i10.195
Published online Oct 15, 2013. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v5.i10.195
Obstructive jaundice due to a rare periampullary tumor
Anjana Sathyamurthy, Abhishek Choudhary, Dennis Ng, Ajitinder Grewal, Ghassan M Hammoud, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MI 65212, United States
Shuaib Okponobi, Alberto Diaz-Arias, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia, MI 65212, United States
Author contributions: Sathyamurthy A wrote the manuscript; Choudhary A, Ng D and Grewal A were involved in reviewing the literature; Okponobi S and Diaz-Arias A provided pathology slides and interpretation; Hammoud GM Corresponding author, edited and revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Ghassan M Hammoud, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri-Columbia, One Hospital Drive, CS and E Building, CE405, Columbia, MI 65212, United States. hammoudg@health.missouri.edu
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Received: June 20, 2013
Revised: August 30, 2013
Accepted: September 3, 2013
Published online: October 15, 2013
Revised: August 30, 2013
Accepted: September 3, 2013
Published online: October 15, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: This case report shed some light on a rare cause of obstructive jaundice in elderly patients. The disease is rare but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of biliary obstruction. The literature provided summarizes several outcomes of case presentation with this disorder and provide input on some of the aggressive feature of this disorder.