Open AccessHeterotopic pancreas in the stomach: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Grigorios Christodoulidis,
Dimitris Zacharoulis,
Sotirios Barbanis,
Emmanuel Katsogridakis,
Konstantine Hatzitheofilou
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.45.6098
Subject(s) - ectopic pancreas , medicine , pancreas , stomach , differential diagnosis , wedge resection , epigastric pain , gastrointestinal tract , lesion , surgery , resection , pathology , gastroenterology , vomiting
Ectopic pancreas is defined as pancreatic tissue found outside the usual anatomic location of the pancreas. It is often an incidental finding and can be found at different sites in the gastrointestinal tract. It may become clinically evident when complicated by pathologic changes such as inflammation, bleeding, obstruction, and malignant transformation. In this report, a 40 years old woman with epigastric pain due to ectopic pancreatic tissue in the stomach is described. The difficulty of making an accurate diagnosis is highlighted. The patient has remained free of symptoms since she underwent wedge resection of the lesion three years ago. Frozen sections may help in deciding the extent of resection intraoperatively. Although ectopic pancreas is rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a submucosal gastric tumour.