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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2018

Gastric ectopic pancreas mimicking a gastrointestinal stromal tumour: A case report.

Zdravko Štor, Jurij Hanžel

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Zdravko ŠtorDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 7, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Electronic address: zdravko.stor@kclj.si.
Jurij HanželDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 7, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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Abstract

introductionThe diagnosis and management of upper gastrointestinal tract submucosal tumours can be challenging due to the difficulties with adequate pre-operative characterization and tissue sampling. PRESENTATION OF THE CASE: A 61-year-old female patient underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy because of epigastric pain and episodic vomiting. A submucosal tumour was found along the greater curvature in the antrum. On endoscopic ultrasound, the mass was suspected to be a gastrointestinal stromal tumour. The patient was referred for laparoscopic excision. The final histopathological examination confirmed an ectopic pancreas, not a gastrointestinal stromal tumour as thought preoperatively. DISCUSSION: Despite an adequate pre-operative diagnostic workup with endoscopic ultrasonography, the lesion was misdiagnosed as a gastrointestinal stromal tumour and surgery was performed to excise an ectopic pancreas, essentially a benign lesion.

conclusionThe case highlights the absence of firm diagnostic criteria to differentiate submucosal gastric lesions.

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Ectopic pancreasGastrointestinal stromal tumourLaparoscopic excisionStomach

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PMCPMC6260398

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