What is periampullary mass?

Definition. Periampullary carcinoma is a widely used term to define a heterogeneous group of neoplasms arising from the head of the pancreas, the distal common bile duct and the duodenum.

How is periampullary mass diagnosed?

Diagnosis and staging Once periampullary cancer is suspected, it is diagnosed and staged by a high resolution, thin cut, triple-phase CT scan or PET scan. Your surgeon will also do tests to quantify your jaundice, check your kidney function, haemoglobin and blood clotting parameters.

Can you survive ampullary cancer?

Ampullary cancer is a life-threatening diagnosis, but people treated using the Whipple procedure have shown a 5-year survival rate ranging from about 20% to as high as 75%, based on how far the tumor has progressed.

Is Periampullary Cancer same as pancreatic cancer?

Is ampullary cancer the same as pancreatic cancer? No. However, ampullary cancer develops near the pancreatic duct and is treated in much the same way as pancreatic cancer.

What is the Periampullary duodenum?

Background and Endoscopic Procedure Periampullary diverticula are extraluminal mucosal outpouchings of the duodenum with presence of the papilla within the diverticulum. It is the most common anomaly that causes difficulty with the cannulation of the common bile duct or pancreatic duct.

What is the survival percentage of ampullary carcinoma patients still surviving?

Previous studies have demonstrated that survival after resection for ampullary carcinoma is better than that for pancreatic cancer. Overall 5-year survival rates in these reports have ranged from 20% to 61% (mean, 43.4%), compared with 17% to 20% for pancreatic cancer.

Is ampullary cancer a death sentence?

Ampullary adenocarcinoma is a rare malignancy associated with a relatively favorable prognosis.

How is periampullary cancer treated?

The main treatment for ampullary cancer is surgery to remove the tumor. The Whipple procedure (also called a pancreaticoduodenectomy) is used. This is a major surgery where your surgeon removes the tumor in the affected part of the ampulla of Vater.

What are the symptoms of Periampullary cancer?

Signs and symptoms of ampullary cancer may include:

  • Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice)
  • Clay-colored stools.
  • Abdominal pain.
  • Fever.
  • Bleeding from the rectum.
  • Nausea.
  • Vomiting.
  • Weight loss.

How is Periampullary cancer treated?

Ampullary cancer treatment options may include: Surgery to remove the pancreas and small intestine. The Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) involves removing the head of your pancreas as well as a portion of your small intestine (duodenum), your gallbladder and part of your bile duct.