Adenocarcinoma arising from an ectopic pancreas in the duodenum: a case report

• Published in: Surgical case reports Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 126
• Main Authors: Kaneko, Tsukasa, Ohara, Masanori, Okamura, Kunishige, Fujiwara-Kuroda, Aki, Miyasaka, Daisuke, Yamabuki, Takumi, Takahashi, Ryo, Komuro, Kazuteru, Suzuoki, Masato, Iwashiro, Nozomu, Kato, Mototsugu, Kimura, Noriko, Kijima, Hiroshi, Nakamura, Toru, Hirano, Satoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 06.08.2019; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Cancer-induced vomiting; Case Report; Distal gastrectomy; Duodenal adenocarcinoma; Ectopic pancreas; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Surgery; Ectopic pancreas; Duodenal adenocarcinoma; Cancer-induced vomiting; Distal gastrectomy

Background The malignant transformation of an ectopic pancreas in the duodenum is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of an adenocarcinoma that arose from an ectopic pancreas. We also reviewed 14 cases of malignant transformations arising from an ectopic pancreas in the duodenum that were previ...