PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sharma, Shashi P.
AU  - Sohail, Shahzada K.
AU  - Makkawi, Salah
AU  - Abdalla, Emadeldein
TI  - Heterotopic pancreatic tissue in the gallbladder
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2018.8.22602
DP  - 2018 Aug 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 834--837
VI  - 39
IP  - 8
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/8/834.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/8/834.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2018 Aug 01; 39
AB  - Heterotopic pancreas is defined as aberrantly located pancreatic tissue without anatomical, vascular, or neural connection to the pancreas. Usual sites include the stomach, duodenum, jejunum, and spleen; in rare cases, heterotopic pancreas can be found in the lungs, gallbladder, Meckel’s diverticulum, and the mediastinum. In most cases, it is an insignificant, incidental finding. Pre-operative diagnosis is not possible, and histopathological examination is mandatory for establishing a definite diagnosis. Less than 40 cases of heterotopic pancreas in the gallbladder have been reported worldwide. Recently, a laparoscopic cholecystectomy specimen from a 43-year-old male showed a small nodule in the gallbladder neck. Microscopy revealed heterotopic pancreas composed of exocrine and endocrine glandular tissue with ducts. We report this case to highlight this rare, incidental finding. This condition should not cause pathologists to over diagnose such occurrences as malignancies; neither should they be neglected because they have potential complications.