title: Ectopic pancreas of the gastric antrum contiguous to a gastrointestinal stromal tumor manifesting as upper gastrointestinal bleeding: report of a case.
abstract: A 54-year-old woman was referred to us for investigation of recurrent episodes of melena. Gastroduodenal endoscopic examination revealed a hemorrhagic, polypoid tumor, about 3 cm in diameter, in the posterior wall of the gastric antrum, near the greater curvature. The lesion had a smooth surface with ulceration, and was fixed to the sublying planes. The source of the bleeding was the mucosa overlying the tumor. We performed a distal subtotal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y anastomosis. Histopathological examination of the resected specimen revealed an ectopic pancreas and a gastrointestinal stromal tumor contiguous to the ectopic pancreatic tissue in the gastric antrum. The patient was discharged after an uneventful postoperative course and has not experienced any recurrence of symptoms since.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Teke
authors.forename: Burhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kabay
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kelten
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duzcan
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas; D011706:Pyloric Antrum; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery