Ectopic pancreas

An ectopic pancreas is an anatomical abnormality in which pancreatic tissue has grown outside its normal location and without vascular or other anatomical connections to the pancreas.[1] It is a congenital disease[1] and is also known as heterotopic, accessory, or aberrant pancreas.[2]

Ectopic pancreas
Other namesheterotopic pancreas, accessory pancreas, aberrant pancreas, pancreatic rest, myoepithelial hamartoma
Stomach biopsy with pancreatic heterotopia in the submucosa. H&E Stain.

Notes
  1. Perera, Eranga (26 April 2010). "Ectopic Pancreas". Imaging Science Today. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011.
  2. Kim, Ji Young; et al. (2009). "Ectopic Pancreas: CT Findings with Emphasis on Differentiation from Small Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Leiomyoma". Radiology. Radiological Society of North America. 252 (1): 92–100. doi:10.1148/radiol.2521081441. PMID 19561251.




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