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ArticleSurgical case reports2024

Ectopic pancreatic adenocarcinoma in Meckel's diverticulum: a case report.

Shoichi Inokuchi, Kohjiro Shirabe, Satoshi Tsutsumi, Hiroomi Takayama, Takahiro Terashi, Kazuhiro Yasuda, Masahiko Ikebe, Toshio Bandoh, Junpei Wada, Shogo Urabe and 1 more

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Shoichi InokuchiDepartment of Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, 2-8-1 Bunyou, Oita, 870-8511, Japan. Show.o.w1356@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9522-7504
Kohjiro ShirabeDepartment of Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, 2-8-1 Bunyou, Oita, 870-8511, Japan.
Satoshi TsutsumiDepartment of Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, 2-8-1 Bunyou, Oita, 870-8511, Japan.
Hiroomi TakayamaDepartment of Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, 2-8-1 Bunyou, Oita, 870-8511, Japan.
Takahiro TerashiDepartment of Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, 2-8-1 Bunyou, Oita, 870-8511, Japan.
Kazuhiro YasudaDepartment of Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, 2-8-1 Bunyou, Oita, 870-8511, Japan.
Masahiko IkebeDepartment of Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, 2-8-1 Bunyou, Oita, 870-8511, Japan.
Toshio BandohDepartment of Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, 2-8-1 Bunyou, Oita, 870-8511, Japan.
Junpei WadaDepartment of Pathology, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Oita, Japan.
Shogo UrabeDepartment of Pathology, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Oita, Japan.
Tohru UtsunomiyaDepartment of Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, 2-8-1 Bunyou, Oita, 870-8511, Japan.
Oita Prefectural Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalignant neoplasms arising from Meckel's diverticulum are rare and an adenocarcinoma in Meckel's diverticulum originating from ectopic pancreatic tissue is even rarer. Herein, we report a patient with an ectopic pancreatic adenocarcinoma in Meckel's diverticulum who was successfully treated with surgery and chemotherapy. CASE PRESENTATION: A woman in her sixties presented to another hospital with abdominal pain. Plain computed tomography suggested an abdominal tumor and she was referred to our hospital. Enhanced computed tomography revealed a 23-mm low-density tumor in the abdominal cavity. Surgery was performed with a tentative diagnosis of a mesenteric tumor, such as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor, schwannoma, or lymphoma. First, we inspected the peritoneal cavity with a laparoscope. This revealed numerous nodules in the small bowel mesentery, suggesting peritoneal dissemination. A 20-mm-diameter white tumor was found in the small intestine and diagnosed as a small intestinal cancer. The small intestine was partially resected laparoscopically through a small skin incision. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and she was discharged on postoperative day 9. Pathological examination revealed well-differentiated adenocarcinoma in the small intestine. The tumor had developed from a sac-like portion protruding toward the serosal side and had a glandular structure lined with flattened atypical cells. Neither pancreatic acinar cells nor islets of Langerhans were evident, suggesting a Heinrich type 3 ectopic pancreas. The final diagnosis was an adenocarcinoma originating from an ectopic pancreas in Meckel's diverticulum. After a smooth recovery, the patient commenced chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.

conclusionsWe present a very rare case of ectopic pancreatic carcinoma in Meckel's diverticulum.

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ChemotherapyEctopic pancreatic adenocarcinomaMeckel’s diverticulumRare cancerSurgery

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