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ampulla of Vater cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000473

Cancer that forms in the ampulla of Vater (an enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas where they join and enter the small intestine). Symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Also called ampullary cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000473
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsampullary cancer
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000473",
  "term": "ampulla of Vater cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that forms in the ampulla of Vater (an enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas where they join and enter the small intestine). Symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Also called ampullary cancer.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ampullary cancer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ampulla-of-vater-cancer/"
}

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