A large gastric duplication (choristoma) in an adult mimicking a mucinous cystic tumor of the pancreas

Cienfuegos, J.A.; Hernández-Lizoáin, J.é L.; Idoate, C.P.; Zozaya, G.; Bueno, A.; Sola, J.ús.J.

Jop Journal of the Pancreas 11(3): 280-282

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 1590-8577
PMID: 20442530
Document Number: 640189
Gastric duplication represents a very rare entity in the adult population. Most of the symptoms are due to the presence of ectopic gastric mucosa (30-35% of cases), gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation or neoplasm formation. We report a case of gastric duplication in an adult mimicking a mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas.

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