Ectopic Pancreas Tissue In The Stomach: Report Of A Case

Abstract

We report a case of a 55 year old woman that has epigastric pain and was admitted to our clinic in order to investigate submucosal gastric solid mass that has appeared in upper gastrointestinal system (GIS) endoscopic examination. Her surgical pathology is reported as ectopic pancreatic tissue on stomach. The differentiation of ectopic pancreas from other submucosal tumors is difficult. Frozen section is very helpful to establish the diagnosis during surgery in order to avoid unnecessary extensive operations.

Keywords

• ectopic pancreas, gastric heterotopia, stomach.

Mide Dokusunda Ektopik Pankreas: Olgu Bildirimi

Öz

Özet: 

55 yaşında epigastrik ağrısı olan bayan hastanın üst gastrointestinal sistem endoskopisinde submukozal gastrik solid kitle saptanması üzerine araştırılmak üzere servisimize yatışı yapıldı. Patoloji sonucu midedeki ektopik pankreas dokusu ile uyumlu geldi. Ektopik pankreasın diğer submukozal tümörlerle ayrımı zordur. Cerrahi sırasında frozen inceleme gereksiz ve aşırı operasyonlardan kaçınmak için yararlı bir tetkiktir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• ektopik pankreas,gastrik heterotopi,mide

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