RESUMO
Ectopic pancreas is an anomaly in the fusion of the two pancreatic buds where an ectopic rest develops at a place away from the normal site. We report a 70-year-old lady who presented with obstructive jaundice; she was found to have an ampullary tumor highly suggestive of malignancy, for which she underwent pancreatico-duodenectomy. However, histology showed ectopic pancreatic tissue in the ampulla.
Assuntos
Idoso , Ampola Hepatopancreática , Coristoma/diagnóstico , Doenças do Ducto Colédoco/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Ducto Colédoco/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , PâncreasRESUMO
Patients presenting with acute disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) as the first symptom of malignancy are rare. A 68-year-old man presented with DIC. On evaluation, he was found to have adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Resection of the growth controlled the DIC for a few days, after which the patient developed altered coagulation parameters and sepsis, and succumbed.