Cystic hamartoma of Brunner's glands.
A 64-year-old white man was operated on for acute gastrointestinal bleeding. The patient was known to have a duodenal polyp for 15 years. Surgery revealed a small duodenal ulcer and a large cystic hamartoma of Brunner's glands. Incidence, aspects of pathogenesis, clinical features and treatment of this rare tumor are discussed.
D002011:Brunner Glands / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged