TITLE:
Heterotopic Pancreas Presenting as Gastric Polyp
AUTHORS:
Devinder P. Singh, Rohit Bansal
KEYWORDS:
Heterotopic Pancreas, Gastric Polyp, Endoscopy, Surgery
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.5 No.4,
April
11,
2014
ABSTRACT: Heterotopic pancreas is
defined as pancreatic tissue found outside the usual anatomical location of the
pancreas. It is often an incidental finding and can be found at different sites
in the gastrointestinal tract. It may become clinically evident when
complicated by pathological changes such as inflammation, bleeding,
obstruction, and malignant transformation. We report an unusual case of a
25-year-old male patient with pain epigastrium caused by a polyp at the body of
stomach along greater curvature revealed at endoscopy. Endoscopic biopsy was
s/o inflammatory pathology. Wide excision of polyp was done and a histological
diagnosis of heterotopic pancreas was established. The difficulty of making an
accurate preoperative diagnosis is highlighted.