Open AccessBrunner's gland hamartoma with dysplasia, presenting as multiple duodenal polyps: An unexplored entity with literature review
Author(s) -
Mitali Madhumita Rath,
Debahuti Mohapatra,
Sandip Mohanty,
Subhashree Shantisudha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_69_18
Subject(s) - hamartoma , dysplasia , duodenum , hyperplasia , pathology , medicine , lesion , adipose tissue , anatomy , gastroenterology
Brunner's gland hamartomas (BGHs) are uncommon lesions of duodenum which show hyperplasia of these glands along with smooth muscle bundles, adipose tissue and lymphoid aggregates. These are usually benign, solitary, pedunculated, polypoidal lesions. Dysplastic changes in BGH are extremely rare and even rarer is the multiplicity of this lesion. We hereby report an index case of BGH showing features of high-grade dysplasia, presenting as multiple duodenal polyps.