DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was diagnosed with ampullary cancer. He has a tumor the size of a marble. We are told this is an aggressive cancer. My concern is that they are giving him chemotherapy ...

Ampullary cancer is a rare type of cancer that affects the ampulla of Vater in the gastrointestinal system. According to 2014 research, this gastrointestinal cancer accounts for 0.2 percent of all ...

Adenomyoma and adenomyomatous hyperplasia of the Vaterian system are consistently benign lesions. Clinically, adenomyoma mimics frequently ampullary adenoma or carcinoma, and biopsy analysis is often ...

LITTLE attention has been paid to polypoid epithelial tumors of the bile ducts in spite of their favorable prognosis, often disabling symptoms, difficulty of clinical recognition and relation to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with ampullary cancer. He has a tumor the size of a marble. We are told this is an aggressive cancer. My concern is that they are giving him chemotherapy ...