Periaortic pancreatic rests: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Ectopic pancreatic tissue is a rare congenital anomaly and usually presents along the gastrointestinal tract. If not recognized, it can be confused histologically with an adenocarcinoma.


METHODS
We report a case arising in periaortic adipose tissue, found incidentally in a woman undergoing periaortic lymphadenectomy for recurrent ovarian carcinoma.


CONCLUSIONS
We found no other reports of this lesion in periaortic tissue. Clinicians and pathologists need to be aware of this entity, which may rarely be encountered.
Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA. hellerds@umdnj.edu
Debra S
DS
Heller
Lawrence E
LE
Harrison
Stephen
S
Peters
D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat / Q000473:pathology*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010179:Pancreas