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Cytology Findings in Pancreatic Heterotopia,a Potential Pitfall For Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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| Authors: | Emad Raddaoui Abdulsalam Al-Sharabi Majid A. Almadi |
| Affiliation: | 1.Division of Pathology, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2.Division of Surgery, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;3.Division of Gastroenterology, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;4.Division of Gastroenterology, The McGill University Health Center, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada |
| Abstract: | Pancreatic heterotopia is a rare congenital disorder occurring at a variety of sites in the gastrointestinal tract. It is rarely symptomatic. Despite advances in diagnostic techniques, it still remains a challenge to the clinician to differentiate it from a neoplasm. Cytologic characteristics of pancreatic heterotopia in general are rarely described in the literature. We report the cytologic characteristics of heterotopic pancreatic tissue at the gastric outlet in a 48-year-old female. The patient underwent surgical excision due to symptoms related to the lesion. Endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration is increasingly used for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tumors, which makes the recognition of certain endoscopically unreachable lesions an important step in optimal patient management. |
| Keywords: | Cytology of heterotopic pancreas endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration EUS-FNA heterotopic pancreas histopathology of ectopic pancreas |