Shoichi Inokuchi, Kohjiro Shirabe, Satoshi Tsutsumi, Hiroomi Takayama, Takahiro Terashi, Kazuhiro Yasuda, Masahiko Ikebe, Toshio Bandoh, Junpei Wada, Shogo Urabe, Tohru Utsunomiya
BACKGROUND: Malignant neoplasms arising from Meckel's diverticulum are rare and an adenocarcinoma in Meckel's diverticulum originating from ectopic pancreatic tissue is even rarer. Herein, we report a patient with an ectopic pancreatic adenocarcinoma in Meckel's diverticulum who was successfully treated with surgery and chemotherapy. CASE PRESENTATION: A woman in her sixties presented to another hospital with abdominal pain. Plain computed tomography suggested an abdominal tumor and she was referred to our hospital...
February 23, 2024: Surgical Case Reports