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G. Altavilla, S. Chiarelli and A. Fassina, “Duodenal Periampullary Gangliocytic Paraganglioma: Report of Two Cases with Immunochemical and Ultrastructural Study,” Ultrastructural Pathology, Vol. 25, 2001, pp. 137-145. doi:10.1080/019131201750222220

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• TITLE: A Rare Cause of Melaena-Duodenal Gangliocytic Paraganglioma

  AUTHORS: Carmencita Esquivel, Suresh Navadgi, Greg Otto, Rebecca Thomas

  KEYWORDS: Melaena; Rare Tumour; Neuroendocrine Tumour; Diagnostic Histological Triad; Gangliocytic Paraganglioma

  JOURNAL NAME: Surgical Science, Vol.3 No.4, April 24, 2012

  ABSTRACT: Gangliocytic paraganglioma (GP), a rare tumour that arises most frequently from the periampullary area, is considered to be a benign neoplasm with a potential for lymphatic spread. Distant metastases are rare [1]. We report a case of a 51 year old female who presented with abdominal pain, anaemia and melaena. Endoscopy, push enteroscopy and biopsy revealed a periampullary neuroendocrine tumour. Immunohistochemistry of the pancreatic duodenectomy specimen demonstrated a duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma with no lymph node metastases. We review the literature on this rare tumour and the current treatment protocol.