Ectopic pancreatic tissue mimicking ampullary tumor.
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.
Wagle
Prasad K
PK
Department of GI Services, Lilavati Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India. drpkw@vsnl.com
Shetty
Guruprasad S
GS
Sampat
Mridula
M
Patel
Kayuri
K
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