Open AccessPseudocyst of ectopic pancreas of the duodenal wall masquerading as malignant cystic tumor of pancreas
Author(s) -
Dharamanjai Kumar Sharma,
Shaleen Agarwal,
Ravindra Kumar Saran,
Anil Agarwal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.56101
Subject(s) - medicine , ectopic pancreas , duodenum , pancreas , pancreatitis , pancreaticoduodenectomy , pancreatic pseudocyst , lesion , head of pancreas , radiology , general surgery , pathology , surgery
We report a patient who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for a cystic lesion in the region of the pancreatic head and duodenum. Preoperatively, we had suspected a malignant lesion; however, it turned out to be ectopic pancreatic tissue in the duodenal wall, with the changes of chronic pancreatitis and pseudocyst formation. With this report we seek to highlight the rarity of this particular pathologic combination and the difficulties in its correct preoperative diagnosis and management.