A wide variety of tumors arise at the major duodenal papilla. The special significance
of these lesions is that they represent a less serious prognosis for patients compared
with that for other peripapillary neoplasms.
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However, cure depends on correct diagnosis at an early stage. Endoscopy is the most
valuable of the available imaging methods because it provides not only direct visualization
of the lesion but often a tissue diagnosis as well. Moreover, because the major duodenal
papilla is encountered during routine upper endoscopy, albeit only partially seen
in most cases, it is important to recognize and understand the characteristic endoscopic
findings of papillary tumors. In addition, endoscopy now plays an important role in
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Publication history
Accepted:
August 7,
2001
Received in revised form:
July 12,
2001
Received:
March 5,
2001
Footnotes
☆Reprint requests: Myung-Hwan Kim, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Poongnapdong, Songpagu, Seoul 13 8-040, Korea.
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