Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Arising from an Ectopic Pancreas in the Gastric Wall: A Long-Term Survival Case

A case of invasive ductal carcinoma of an ectopic pancreas in the stomach in a 74-year-old woman is presented. A 4.0 cm gastric submucosal tumor (SMT) was resected surgically. Histologically, the tumor showed cystic tissue consisting of an ectopic pancreas with foci of a moderately differentiated tu...

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Published inCase reports in oncology Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 69 - 73
Main Authors Okamoto, Hirotaka, Kawaoi, Akira, Ogawara, Tadahiko, Fujii, Hideki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2012
Karger Publishers
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Ectopic pancreas
Gastric wall
Pancreas cancer
Published: February 2012
Gastric wall
Pancreas cancer
Ectopic pancreas
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Summary:A case of invasive ductal carcinoma of an ectopic pancreas in the stomach in a 74-year-old woman is presented. A 4.0 cm gastric submucosal tumor (SMT) was resected surgically. Histologically, the tumor showed cystic tissue consisting of an ectopic pancreas with foci of a moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma. In this tumor, small pancreatic tissues, acini, Langerhans islets, and ductular cells were detected in the gastric SMT. The patient has experienced long-term survival. The incidence of pancreatic cancer of an ectopic pancreas is rare, and the etiology of this disease is discussed in the literature.
ISSN:1662-6575
1662-6575
DOI:10.1159/000335870