Heterotopic gastric mucosa in the epiglottis and rectum.
A case of gastric heteropia of the glossoepiglottic region in a 13-day-old girl is described. In addition to fundic-type mucosa, all main parts of the gastric wall were present. An additional case of gastric heteropia in the rectum was found in a 14-year-old boy. The mucosa was lined with a muscularis mucosae. Adjacent to this ectopia was a large peptic ulcer. Previoisly reported cases of gastric heterotopias are reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma; D004825:Epiglottis; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms