Case of intra-abdominal endocrine tumor possibly arising from an ectopic pancreas.
J Nippon Med Sch
; 74(2): 168-72, 2007 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-17507794
ABSTRACT
We report an intra-abdominal endocrine tumor possibly arising from an ectopic pancreas. A 45-year-old woman visited the Nippon Medical School Musashi-Kosugi Hospital because of right-sided hypochondralgia and upper abdominal discomfort of 1 years duration. An intra-abdominal tumor was diagnosed on the basis of the results of an ultrasound examination, computed tomography and magnetic resonance. Surgery was subsequently performed using laparoscopic techniques, and a tumor without firm adhesions was found near the wall of the duodenal bulbus. The tumor was easily removed; the resected specimen (55 x 45 x 25 mm, 50 g) was composed of bloody fluid within a cystic tumor. Histological and immunohistochemical examinations of the tumor showed a type 3 ectopic pancreas, according to the classification proposed by Heinrich. The patients recovery was uneventful.
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Assunto principal:
Pâncreas
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Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Coristoma
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Carcinoma Neuroendócrino
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Duodenopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article