Brunner's gland hamartoma: a case report and review of literature.
BACKGROUND
Brunner's hamartoma is a quite rare neoformation whose origin is not completely clear.


METHODS
A case of a 69-year-old man with recurrent epigastric pain and an endoscopic finding of a duodenal mass is reported.


RESULTS
The complete removal of hamartoma can give a complete remission of symptoms.


CONCLUSIONS
Hamartoma can be only diagnosed by endoscopy and histological exam; its therapy is always surgical, also in order to avoid possible malignant degeneration.
Sammarco
Giuseppe
G
Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Bari, Italy.
Filiotis
Nikolaos
N
Triggiani
Donato
D
Teodossiu
Giovanni
G
Cuccia
Filippa
F
Lazzaro
Rita
R
Marra
Emanuela
E
Triggiani
Edoardo
E
D000368:Aged; D002011:Brunner Glands / Q000473:pathology; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male