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A case of ectopic pancreas of the stomach accompanied by intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm with GNAS mutation.
World journal of surgical oncology - 21 Oct 2021
Nambu Naoko, Yamasaki Takashi, Nakagomi Nami, Kumamoto Tsutomu, Nakamura Tatsuro, Tamura Akio, Tomita Toshihiko, Miwa Hiroto, Shinohara Hisashi, Hirota Seiichi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ectopic pancreas is basically a benign disease and is not always necessary to be removed. However, all types of neoplasms occurring in the normal pancreas such as ductal adenocarcinomas and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) may develop even within ectopic pancreas. We recently encountered an extremely rare case of ectopic pancreas in the gastric antrum associated with IPMN possessing a...
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