Papillary adenocarcinoma of the stomach

Papillary adenocarcinoma of the stomach with psammoma bodies: report of two cases.

Calcification of gastric carcinoma is unusual and most of the reported cases were of the mucinous type. This report describes two cases of papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma of the stomach with psammomatous calcification confined only to the papillary portion. Calcification was so heavy that specimen X-ray was able to clearly delineate its distribution. Microscopically, the calcification was confin...

Is aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma really aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma?

Is aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma (ADPA) really aggressive? Does it only occur at digital location? Does it always have microscopic papillary features? Is it really adenocarcinoma? Let’s us address these questions one by one. Is ADPA aggressive? From the term, namely, aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma, one would interpret this as high grade malignant tumor with grim progn...

Adenocarcinoma of the stomach associated with pregnancy.

Aggressive Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma

Aggressive Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma Jake Laun, BS, Jared Gopman, BS, Connor W. Barnes, MD, Kelly A. Segars, DO, Joshua B. Elston, MD, and Jeffrey Stone, MD aDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa; bLargo Medical Center, Largo, Fla; and cFlorida Orthopedic Institute, Tampa Correspondence: [email protected]

Papillary Adenocarcinoma of the Common Bile Duct

Five patients with papillary adenocarcinoma of the common bile duct (CBD) are described. These are rare tumors and make up 5% of all malignant tumors of the biliary tract. The symptoms and signs at the time of initial diagnosis resemble benign obstructive lesions of the bile ducts. The tumor is soft, less invasive to adjacent tissues and tends to grow into the lumen. The early onset of the symp...