Duodenal ectopic pancreas complicated by chronic pancreatitis and pseudocyst formation--a case report.
Ectopic pancreas is no longer a rare clinical condition, but its unusual clinical manifestations, locations or complications are of clinical interest. We experienced a case (a 48 year-old male patient) of duodenal ectopic pancreas complicated by chronic pancreatitis and pseudocyst formation of which preoperative imaging findings mimicked a large duodenal submucosal tumor with cystic degeneration such as a leiomyosarcoma. Simultaneous chronic pancreatitis was also demonstrated in the isotopic pancreas of the patient postoperatively. Herein we report a rare clinical condition occurring in an ectopic pancreas with a brief review of the literature.
Chung
J P
JP
Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
S I
SI
Kim
K W
KW
Chi
H S
HS
Jeong
H J
HJ
Moon
Y M
YM
Kang
J K
JK
Park
I S
IS
D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*