A Case Report of an Unusually Large Heterotopic Pancreas

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 7; p. e64228
• Main Authors: Iwuagwu, Cindy C, Jensen, Lillie, Parikh, Jignesh, Zayat, Vania
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 10.07.2024
• Subjects: Abdomen; Asymptomatic; Biopsy; Cancer therapies; Case reports; Clinical significance; Cysts; Endoscopy; Inflammation; Lymphoma; Nausea; Pancreas; Small intestine; Stomach; Tomography; Tumors; Ultrasonic imaging; Vomiting; internal medicine; gastrointestinal oncology; gastrointestinal nodules; pathology; ectopic pancreas

Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is the presence of pancreatic tissue outside of its normal anatomical position without vascular continuity from the main pancreas. HP is most commonly found within the gastrointestinal tract, particularly the stomach through the jejunum. This report shares the case of a 57-...