cqvip:Ectopic pancreas is defined as pancreatic tissue outside the normal location o f the pancreas. It can be affected by the same complications as the orthotopic p ancreas, such as adenocarcinoma.This extremely rare complication (only 14 publis hed cases) may have a better prognosis that adenocarcinoma of an orthotopic panc reas. Endoscopic ultrasonography may be useful in the diagnosis of this disease. We report a case of malignancy of the duodenalwall originating in aberrant panc reatic tissue, and review the literature.
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