title: [Cancer of an ectopic pancreas in the duodenal wall].
abstract: Ectopic pancreas is defined as pancreatic tissue outside the normal location of the pancreas. It can be affected by the same complications as the orthotopic pancreas, such as adenocarcinoma. This extremely rare complication (only 14 published cases) may have a better prognosis that adenocarcinoma of an orthotopic pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasonography may be useful in the diagnosis of this disease. We report a case of malignancy of the duodenal wall originating in aberrant pancreatic tissue, and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Fédération d'Hépato Gastroentérologie et de Nutrition Clinique, CHU de Nice, Archet 2.
authors.forename: Abakar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abakar-Mahamat
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahili
authors.forename: Marie-Christine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Saint-Paul
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chevallier
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Peroux
authors.forename: Stéphane M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benchimol
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hébuterne
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas