J Korean Med Sci. 1994 Aug;9(4):351-356. English.
Published online Jun 19, 2009.
Copyright © 1994 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
Case Report

Duodenal ectopic pancreas complicated by chronic pancreatitis and pseudocyst formation: a case report

Jun Pyo Chung, Sang In Lee, Ki Whang Kim, Hoon Sang Chi, Hyeon Joo Jeong, Young Myung Moon, Jin Kyung Kang and In Suh Park
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Ectopic pancreas is no longer a rare clinical condition, but its unusual clinical manifestations, locations or complications are of clinical interest. We experienced a case (a 48 year-old male patient) of duodenal ectopic pancreas complicated by chronic pancreatitis and pseudocyst formation of which preoperative imaging findings mimicked a large duodenal submucosal tumor with cystic degeneration such as a leiomyosarcoma. Simultaneous chronic pancreatitis was also demonstrated in the isotopic pancreas of the patient postoperatively. Herein we report a rare clinical condition occurring in an ectopic pancreas with a brief review of the literature.

Keywords
Ectopic pancreas; chronic pancreatitis; pseudocyst


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