Adenocarcinoma arising from intrahepatic heterotopic pancreas: a case report and literature review

World J Gastroenterol. 2012 Jun 14;18(22):2881-4. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2881.

Abstract

Heterotopic pancreas is mostly found incidentally, and adenocarcinoma arising from heterotopic pancreas appears to be extremely rare. A case of a 46-year-old woman with adenocarcinoma arising from intrahepatic heterotopic pancreas is reported herein. Computed tomography demonstrated a mass located in the bile duct of the left hepatic lobe. Pathological examination revealed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma arising from intrahepatic heterotopic pancreas with nerve infiltration. This may be the first reported case of adenocarcinoma arising from intrahepatic heterotopic pancreas.

Keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Biliary tract; Heterotopic pancreas; Liver.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Biopsy
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology*
  • Choristoma*
  • Female
  • Hepatectomy
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreas*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed