A Tumor Of The Pancreas Mimicked By Colonic Duplication?

Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology
Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology
Article Date: 14 Mar 2008 - 5:00 PDT

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A case of cystic colonic duplication in an adult mimicked a tumor of the pancreas and the diagnosis was established by histopathological examination of the resected specimen after distal pancreatectomy.

This report performed by a team led by Dra. Fabiana P Carneiro, is described in a case report to be published in Volume 14 issue 6 of the World Journal of Gastroenterology in 2008.

Depending on the age of patient, and on the localization, size and shape of the intestinal duplications, the diagnosis may be difficult and frequently is not made preoperatively

The patient may remain asymptomatic or present with a variety of nonspecific signs and symptoms often confusing intestinal duplication with other more common diagnosis; but there are some image findings that may be helpful in establishing preoperative diagnosis of intestinal duplication.

In the view of the authors, intestinal duplication should be considered in differential diagnosis of mass abdominal to avoid its complications and to better conduct treatment.

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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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This report was performed by doctors from the Department of Pathology and Surgery of the University of Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

Reference: Carneiro FP, Sobreira MN, Azevedo AB, Alves AP, Campos KM. Colonic duplication in an adult mimicking a tumor of pancreas. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(6): 966-968 http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/14/966.asp

Correspondence to: Fabiana Pirani Carneiro, Centro de Anatomia Patológica, HUB/ UnB, Via L2 Norte, SGAN 604/605, Módulo C, 70840-050 Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

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