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Ampulla of Vater Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
474097
•Concept ID:
C3272464
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A very rare adenocarcinoma that arises from the ampulla of Vater. It is usually of the intestinal type and is characterized by the presence of malignant polygonal cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm resembling hepatocytes. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAmpulla of Vater Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Enteroblastic adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater.
Rodríguez-Villena A, Veliz-Domínguez A, González-García I, Ruz-Caracuel I
Rev Esp Patol 2024 Apr-Jun;57(2):151-155. Epub 2024 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.patol.2024.01.004. PMID: 38599738
Ampullary Carcinosarcoma with Enteroblastic Differentiation: A Case Report.
Haider MA, Naqvi S, Barakat O, Wilken SE, Dhingra S
Ann Clin Lab Sci 2021 Jan;51(1):131-135. PMID: 33653792
Establishment and biological characterization of a novel cell line derived from hepatoid adenocarcinoma originated at the ampulla of Vater.
Takahashi N, Aoyama F, Hiyoshi M, Kataoka H, Sawaguchi A
Int J Oncol 2014 Apr;44(4):1139-45. Epub 2014 Jan 28 doi: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2282. PMID: 24481592
Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung: report of a case of an unusual alpha-fetoprotein-producing lung tumor.
Arnould L, Drouot F, Fargeot P, Bernard A, Foucher P, Collin F, Petrella T
Am J Surg Pathol 1997 Sep;21(9):1113-8. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199709000-00018. PMID: 9298890

Prognosis

Ampullary Carcinosarcoma with Enteroblastic Differentiation: A Case Report.
Haider MA, Naqvi S, Barakat O, Wilken SE, Dhingra S
Ann Clin Lab Sci 2021 Jan;51(1):131-135. PMID: 33653792
Establishment and biological characterization of a novel cell line derived from hepatoid adenocarcinoma originated at the ampulla of Vater.
Takahashi N, Aoyama F, Hiyoshi M, Kataoka H, Sawaguchi A
Int J Oncol 2014 Apr;44(4):1139-45. Epub 2014 Jan 28 doi: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2282. PMID: 24481592
Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung: report of a case of an unusual alpha-fetoprotein-producing lung tumor.
Arnould L, Drouot F, Fargeot P, Bernard A, Foucher P, Collin F, Petrella T
Am J Surg Pathol 1997 Sep;21(9):1113-8. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199709000-00018. PMID: 9298890

Clinical prediction guides

Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung: report of a case of an unusual alpha-fetoprotein-producing lung tumor.
Arnould L, Drouot F, Fargeot P, Bernard A, Foucher P, Collin F, Petrella T
Am J Surg Pathol 1997 Sep;21(9):1113-8. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199709000-00018. PMID: 9298890

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