The Leser-Trelat Sign in Association With Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater

A 45-yr-old woman was admitted to our hospital for surgical treatment of obstructive jaundice. She was treated by a standard pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure). The biopsy of the specimen disclosed an adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. Six months before the appearance of the obstructive...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of gastroenterology 2001-05, Vol.96 (5), p.1623-1626
Hauptverfasser: Klimopoulos, S., Kounoudes, C., Pantelidaki, C., Skrepetou, K., Papoudos, M., Katsoulis, H.
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Zusammenfassung:A 45-yr-old woman was admitted to our hospital for surgical treatment of obstructive jaundice. She was treated by a standard pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure). The biopsy of the specimen disclosed an adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. Six months before the appearance of the obstructive jaundice, she noted a sudden onset of many seborrheic keratoses on the upper part of her trunk and upper extremities. This, to our knowledge, is the first case of Leser-Trelat sign associated with adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater.
ISSN:0002-9270
1572-0241
DOI:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.03807.x