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

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

Abstract 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 w...

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Main Authors: Tsukasa Kaneko, Masanori Ohara, Kunishige Okamura, Aki Fujiwara-Kuroda, Daisuke Miyasaka, Takumi Yamabuki, Ryo Takahashi, Kazuteru Komuro, Masato Suzuoki, Nozomu Iwashiro, Mototsugu Kato, Noriko Kimura, Hiroshi Kijima, Toru Nakamura, Satoshi Hirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-08-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Ectopic pancreas
Distal gastrectomy
Duodenal adenocarcinoma
Cancer-induced vomiting
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0684-8

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