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Heterotopic pancreas presenting as gastric submucosal cyst on endoscopic sonography
Author(s) -
Yen HsuHeng,
Soon MawSoan,
Soon Anny
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20184
Subject(s) - medicine , submucosa , curvatures of the stomach , endoscopic ultrasound , epigastric pain , endoscopy , differential diagnosis , cyst , pancreas , pathological , stomach , antrum , radiology , pathology , surgery , gastroenterology , vomiting
A 50‐year‐old Chinese woman with vague epigastric discomfort underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy that revealed a saddle‐shaped submucosal tumor in the antrum along the greater curvature. Endoscopic sonography showed that the tumor consisted of two cystic lesions. Because of persisting symptoms, the tumor was resected 8 months later. Pathological examination revealed scattered heterotopic pancreatic acini and ducts in the submucosa and muscularis propria. We suggest that heterotopic pancreas, though rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the gastric wall. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 34 :203–206, 2006