Ectopic or heterotopic pancreas is defined as the presence of pancreatic tissue in an anatomical place not related to the pancreas, being it most frequent locations the stomach and small bowel. Its finding in the gallbladder is exceptional. Since the first case was reported by Otschkin in 1916, about 30 cases have been described in literature. We report the case of a 43 years-old male patient w...

CONTEXT Heterotopic pancreas is a rare entity. Thirty-three cases in the gallbladder have been reported. We describe the first case of heterotopic pancreas mimicking a gallbladder cancer, identified within a calcified lesion in the thickened posterior wall of the gallbladder. CASE REPORT A 72-year-old woman with right upper quadrant pain was referred with a suspicion of gallbladder neoplasia....

Ectopic pancreatic tissue, also known as a pancreatic rest, is an uncommon congenital anomaly defined as extrapancreatic tissue located far from the pancreas and without any connection via vascular or anatomical means to it. Such tissue may occur throughout the GI tract but has a propensity to affect the stomach and the proximal small intestine. The majority of patients with pancreatic ectopia ...

The authors present a case of heterotopic central nervous system tissue observed in an 81-year-old male in the form of an ethmoidal polyp. A review of the literature indicates that this is a rare condition characterised by a connective tissue lesion with astrocytic and oligodendrocytic glial cells, which may be located outside the nasal pyramid in some cases and inside the nasal cavity in other...

Dear Editor, Heterotopic pancreas is defined as pancreatic tissue found outside the pancreas without any anatomical or vascular connection with the main pancreas.1 Heterotopic pancreas is also known as the ectopic pancreas, aberrant pancreas and accessory pancreas.2 It can occur at any part of the gastrointestinal tract with 90% encountered in the stomach, duodenum and the jejunum.3-5 The entit...

Heterotopic pancreas is defined as arising of pancreatic tissue ectopically with no anatomical, neural or vascular connection to the normal pancreas [1]. We present here an unusual case that has two heterotopic pancreatic tissues in antrum. A 31-year-old woman was admitted to our outpatient clinic with a four-month history of epigastric pain and dyspepsia. All laboratory tests of the patient we...

BACKGROUND Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a rare and potentially detrimental complication of soft-tissue trauma, amputations, central nervous system injury (traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord lesions, tumors, encephalitis), vasculopathies, arthroplasties and burn injury, characterized by lamellar bone growth in non-osseous tissues such as the muscle and the joint capsule. Heterotopic ossif...

A case of heterotopic brain tissue within the orbit is reported. Previously reported cases of this condition are reviewed, with particular reference to the pathogenesis and visual outcome.

Computerised tomography (CT) of pelvis and buttocks revealed a large mass with an irregular outline, measuring 7 cm × 4.3 cm. The lesion contained a few areas of calcification and nonenhancing cystic areas. A lower sacral spina bifida was also noted. There was a soft tissue component within the spinal canal of the lower sacral segment. The bladder was compressed upwards by the lesion (Figure 1)...