title: Ectopic pancreatic tissue presenting as an umbilcal mass in a newborn: a case report.
abstract: The case of an ectopic pancreatic mass at the umbilicus in an 8-day-old male neonate is reported, the youngest patient with this condition ever reported in an English-language journal. The patient was healthy except for a protruding mass with intermittent mucous discharge at the base of the umbilical stump. Surgical intervention was performed under the impression of the umbilical mass. Pathology diagnosed an ectopic pancreas with acute hemorrhage. To the best of our knowledge, only one case of ectopic pancreas presenting as an umbilical mass with intermittent mucous discharge has previously been reported.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. weite@anet.net.tw
authors.forename: Wei-Te
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hsing-I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Jao-Yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Kun-Bow
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Chu-Chong
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology*