"Ampulla of Vater" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A dilation of the duodenal papilla that is the opening of the juncture of the COMMON BILE DUCT and the MAIN PANCREATIC DUCT, also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla.
| Descriptor ID |
D014670
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.159.183.079.300.950 A03.556.124.684.124.236 A03.556.875.249.160 A03.734.667.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Ampulla of Vater- Ampulla of Vater
- Vater Ampulla
- Hepatopancreatic Ampulla
- Ampulla, Hepatopancreatic
- Ampullas, Hepatopancreatic
- Hepatopancreatic Ampullas
- Vater's Ampulla
- Ampulla, Vater's
- Vaters Ampulla
Duodenal Papilla, Major- Duodenal Papilla, Major
- Major Duodenal Papilla
- Greater Duodenal Papilla
- Duodenal Papilla, Greater
- Duodenal Papillas, Greater
- Greater Duodenal Papillas
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ampulla of Vater" by people in Profiles.
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Histologic- and Genomic-Directed Adjuvant Therapy for Ampullary Adenocarcinoma: A Hidden Genome-Derived Analysis. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 06; 23(6):234-240.
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Genome-Derived Ampullary Adenocarcinoma Classifier and Postresection Prognostication. JAMA Surg. 2024 Dec 01; 159(12):1365-1373.
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Ampullary Cancers Harbor ELF3 Tumor Suppressor Gene Mutations and Exhibit Frequent WNT Dysregulation. Cell Rep. 2016 Feb 02; 14(4):907-919.
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Expression and clinical significance of epidermal growth factor receptor and insulin-like growth factor receptor 1 in patients with ampullary adenocarcinoma. Hum Pathol. 2015 Sep; 46(9):1315-22.
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Validation of histomolecular classification utilizing histological subtype, MUC1, and CDX2 for prognostication of resected ampullary adenocarcinoma. Br J Cancer. 2015 Jun 30; 113(1):64-8.
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Aberrant expression of p53, p21, cyclin D1, and Bcl2 and their clinicopathological correlation in ampullary adenocarcinoma. Hum Pathol. 2014 May; 45(5):1015-23.
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The expression of PTEN is associated with improved prognosis in patients with ampullary adenocarcinoma after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2013 Nov; 137(11):1619-26.
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Clinicopathologic features and prognosis of duodenal adenocarcinoma and comparison with ampullary and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Hum Pathol. 2013 Dec; 44(12):2792-8.
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A retrospective study of ampullary adenocarcinomas: overall survival and responsiveness to fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy. Ann Oncol. 2013 Sep; 24(9):2349-53.
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Endoscopic versus surgical ampullectomy: an algorithm to treat disease of the ampulla of Vater. Ann Surg. 2013 Feb; 257(2):315-22.