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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct;9(5):871-874.
doi: 10.21037/jgo.2018.05.18.

Brain metastasis and herniation in a patient with ampullary adenocarcinoma presenting with jaundice and memory loss: case report

Abdullah Saleh ALQattan  1 , Omar Ali Al-Ghamdi  1 , Mumtaz Sarang  2 , Mohammed Saad Al-Qahtani  3
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Brain metastasis and herniation in a patient with ampullary adenocarcinoma presenting with jaundice and memory loss: case report

Abdullah Saleh ALQattan et al. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Periampullary carcinoma includes neoplasms arising from head of pancreas, distal common bile duct, duodenum and ampulla of Vater. We report a case of a 41-year-old male, medically free who presented to our hospital as a case of obstructive jaundice, weight loss, headache and blurred vision. Clinical evaluation revealed memory loss and ataxia. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was carried out and showed a mass in the ampullary area, histopathology showed ampullary adenocarcinoma. Metastatic work up was carried out which revealed two brain metastatic lesions and multiple intra-abdominal metastasis. We are reporting the third case of brain metastasis from ampullary adenocarcinoma. It metastasizes commonly intra-abdominally, but extra-abdominal metastases are rare yet it should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with a history of ampullary carcinoma who present with neurological symptoms. There are no current specific management guidelines for brain metastasis secondary to ampullary adenocarcinoma, so general brain metastasis management is applicable.

Keywords: Ampullary; adenocarcinoma; brain; metastasis.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Brain MRI T2.
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