Ectopic gastric mucosa and pancreatic ducts in the rectum

Intern Med. 2011;50(15):1587-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5252. Epub 2011 Aug 1.

Abstract

A 68-year-old woman with fecal occult blood was referred to Dokkyo Medical School Hospital. Colonoscopy demonstrated a flat lesion in the rectum, and endoscopic mucosal resection of the lesion was performed. Histologic examination revealed that it contained ectopic gastric mucosa, which had a gastric foveolar and glandular mucinous phenotype, as demonstrated by immunohistochemistry. Moreover, the lesion also contained CA19-9- and CK7-positive pancreatic duct-like components in the submucosal layer. The present case is the first report to describe ectopic gastric mucosa and pancreatic ducts concurrently arising in the rectum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • CA-19-9 Antigen / metabolism
  • Choristoma / metabolism
  • Choristoma / pathology*
  • Female
  • Gastric Mucosa*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Keratin-7 / metabolism
  • Pancreatic Ducts*
  • Rectal Diseases / metabolism
  • Rectal Diseases / pathology*

Substances

  • CA-19-9 Antigen
  • Keratin-7