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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2007; 13(43): 5781-5782
Published online Nov 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i43.5781
Published online Nov 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i43.5781
Mucinous cyst exhibiting severe dysplasia in gastric heterotopic pancreas associated withe gastrointestinal stromal tumour
Antony Kaufman, Cheok Soon Lee, Rajmohan Murali, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
David Storey, Department of Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Rajmohan Murali, Sydney Melanoma Unit, Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Rajmohan Murali, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Sydney, Australia. rajmohan.murali@email.cs.nsw.gov.au
Telephone: +61-2-95157458 Fax: +61-2-95158405
Received: September 28, 2006
Revised: September 3, 2007
Accepted: October 19, 2007
Published online: November 21, 2007
Revised: September 3, 2007
Accepted: October 19, 2007
Published online: November 21, 2007
Abstract
Heterotopic pancreatic tissue within the stomach is rare and dysplasia within heterotopic pancreatic tissue is very rare. We present the first report of a patient with concurrent occurrence of heterotopic pancreas in the stomach with a gastrointestinal stromal tumour.