Case report finds successful conversion surgery after systemic chemotherapy in a patient with ampulla of Vater carcinoma, indicating potential treatment pathways.
INTRODUCTION: The criteria for indications and postoperative treatment strategies for conversion surgery in patients with unresectable ampulla of Vater carcinoma with distant metastasis have not been clarified. We present an unusual case of a patient with initially unresectable ampulla of Vater carcinoma with multiple liver metastases who underwent conversion surgery after treatment with durvalumab and gemcitabine plus cisplatin.
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