title: Ectopic pancreatic tissue mimicking ampullary tumor.
abstract: Ectopic pancreas is an anomaly in the fusion of the two pancreatic buds where an ectopic rest develops at a place away from the normal site. We report a 70-year-old lady who presented with obstructive jaundice; she was found to have an ampullary tumor highly suggestive of malignancy, for which she underwent pancreatico-duodenectomy. However, histology showed ectopic pancreatic tissue in the ampulla.
authors.affiliation: Department of GI Services, Lilavati Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India. drpkw@vsnl.com
authors.forename: Prasad K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Wagle
authors.forename: Guruprasad S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Mridula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sampat
authors.forename: Kayuri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas