Heterotopic pancreas presenting as suspicious mass in the gallbladder.
JOP
; 13(6): 700-1, 2012 Nov 10.
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ABSTRACT
CONTEXT Heterotopic pancreas is a rare entity. Thirty-three cases in the gallbladder have been reported. We describe the first case of heterotopic pancreas mimicking a gallbladder cancer, identified within a calcified lesion in the thickened posterior wall of the gallbladder. CASE REPORT A 72-year-old woman with right upper quadrant pain was referred with a suspicion of gallbladder neoplasia. A CT scan demonstrated a 1 cm thickened posterior wall of the gallbladder with a 2 mm punctate calcification. An open cholecystectomy was carried out without complication. The frozen section demonstrated pancreatic tissue. CONCLUSION:
Heterotopic pancreas of the gallbladder is highly uncommon. It can mimic a neoplastic process in the gallbladder, particularly in the context of calcification. Its malignant potential in the gallbladder is unknown, in contrast to previously described neoplastic transformation with gastric heterotopic pancreas.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pâncreas
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Coristoma
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Doenças da Vesícula Biliar
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Neoplasias da Vesícula Biliar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
JOP
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá