Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in colonic wall: metastatic disease or cancerized pancreatic ectopic tissue?

Abstract We describe two unusual cases of cancerized ectopic pancreatic parenchyma within the wall of the left colon. Although the morphology of the neoplastic cells and their immunoprofile were consistent with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the detection of small foci of regular ectopic pancreat...

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Main Authors: Graziana Gallo, Alessandro Mangogna, Gianrocco Manco, Stefania Caramaschi, Tiziana Salviato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2020-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00846-5
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