Trends in incidence and management of cancer of the ampulla of Vater

Table 1 Trends in treatment and stage at diagnosis of cancer of the ampulla of Vater

	1976-1984(n = 25)	1985-1993(n = 67)	1994-2002(n = 82)	2003-2009(n = 81)
Treatment
Resection for cure	40.0%	51.5%	48.8%	49.4%
Palliative surgery	44.0%	27.9%	29.3%	35.8%
Symptomatic treatment	16.0%	20.6%	22.0%	14.8%
Stage at diagnosis1
Stage I	16.0%	23.5%	24.4%	25.9%
Stage II	16.0%	23.5%	24.4%	14.8%
Stage III	8.0%	3.0%	3.7%	7.4%
Stage IV	60.0%	48.5%	47.5%	51.9%

¹Stage unknown: 1 case in 1985-1993.