RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Heterotopic pancreatic tissue in the gallbladder
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 834
OP 837
DO 10.15537/smj.2018.8.22602
VO 39
IS 8
A1 Shashi P. Sharma
A1 Shahzada K. Sohail
A1 Salah Makkawi
A1 Emadeldein Abdalla
YR 2018
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/39/8/834.abstract
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.