Open AccessHER2-positive adenocarcinoma arising from heterotopic pancreas tissue in the duodenum: A case report
Author(s) -
Yoshifumi Hirokawa,
Takashi Iwata,
Yoshinaga Okugawa,
Koji Tanaka,
Hiroyuki Sakurai,
Masatoshi Watanabe
Publication year - 2021
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.v27.i28.4738
Subject(s) - duodenum , adenocarcinoma , pancreas , medicine , choristoma , pathology , cancer
Adenocarcinoma originating from heterotopic pancreas tissue is a rare disease. Furthermore, to our knowledge, no HER2-positive cases in the duodenum have been reported in the scientific literature nor has the efficacy of trastuzumab treatment for the disease been reported.