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==Ampullary tumours==
==Ampullary tumours==
===General===
*Individuals with high-grade dysplasia (on biopsy) are usually treated with a pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), as local resections have a very high recurrence rate.<ref name=pmid16332486>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Meneghetti | first1 = AT. | last2 = Safadi | first2 = B. | last3 = Stewart | first3 = L. | last4 = Way | first4 = LW. | title = Local resection of ampullary tumors. | journal = J Gastrointest Surg | volume = 9 | issue = 9 | pages = 1300-6 | month = Dec | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.08.031 | PMID = 16332486 }}</ref>
===Microscopic===
Features:
*''See [[colorectal adenocarcinoma]]''.
DDx:
*[[Intraductal papillary mucinous tumour]] (IPMT) - a pancreatic tumour, see ''[[pancreas]]'' article.
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*Ampullary carcinoma - has separate staging.
*Ampullary carcinoma - has separate staging.
*[[Intraductal papillary mucinous tumour]] (IPMT) - a pancreatic tumour, see ''[[pancreas]]'' article.


=See also=
=See also=
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