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Case Reports
. 2005 Sep;53(9):498-501.
doi: 10.1007/s11748-005-0095-6.

Ectopic pancreas in the anterior mediastinum

Yamato Tamura  1 , Makoto Takahama, Keiji Kushibe, Shigeki Taniguchi
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Case Reports

Ectopic pancreas in the anterior mediastinum

Yamato Tamura et al. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Sep.

Abstract

We report an uncommon clinical case of anterior mediastinal localization of ectopic pancreatic tissue. A 39-year-old male was referred to our institution for investigation of an abnormal mediastinal shadow on a chest X-ray, and a large cystic lesion measuring 10 x 8 cm located in the anterior mediastinum was observed on a computed tomographic scan. He underwent complete surgical resection of the lesion. The postoperative pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of ectopic mediastinal pancreas. No recurrence or metastasis was detected during a follow-up period of 8 years. We speculate that this lesion represents abnormal differentiation of the pluripotent epithelial cells of the ventral primary foregut. Details of the clinical and histopathological features are presented.

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