Ectopic pancreas

An ectopic pancreas is where pancreatic tissue has grown outside its normal location and without vascular or other anatomical connections to the pancreas.[1] It is a congenital disease[1] and is also known as heterotopic, accessory, or aberrant pancreas.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Perera, Eranga (26 April 2010). "Ectopic Pancreas". Imaging Science Today. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Kim, Ji Young; et al. (2009). "Ectopic Pancreas: CT Findings with Emphasis on Differentiation from Small Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Leiomyoma" (PDF). Radiology (Radiological Society of North America) 252: 92–100. doi:10.1148/radiol.2521081441. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 October 2012.


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