Intestinal heterotopic pancreas involved by simultaneous PanIN-2 lesion and endocrine microadenoma: a unique case

J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2017 Jun;26(2):199-202. doi: 10.15403/jgld.2014.1121.262.pan.

Abstract

We hereby present the case of a 58-year-old male who underwent a total gastrectomy for gastric neoplasm. During the surgery, a tumor mass in the jejunum was identified, considered as metastasis, and resected. The histopathological examination of the jejunal lesion showed ectopic pancreas. In this area, two pathological distinct lesions were identified, one histologically compatible with pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) type 2 lesion and the other with morphologic criteria for endocrine microadenoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case that evidences the presence of a concomitant premalignant exocrine lesion and benign endocrine lesion in a heterotopic pancreas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / pathology*
  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma in Situ / pathology*
  • Choristoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Pancreas*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology*