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Case Reports
. 2022 Dec;92(12):3353-3355.
doi: 10.1111/ans.17661. Epub 2022 Mar 28.

Heterotopic pancreatic tissue masquerading as a neuroendocrine tumour

Michalis Koullouros  1   2 , Fellicia Stanzah  2 , Adam Swalling  3 , Harsh Kanhere  1   2   4   5
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Case Reports

Heterotopic pancreatic tissue masquerading as a neuroendocrine tumour

Michalis Koullouros et al. ANZ J Surg. 2022 Dec.
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Fig. 1
Axial and coronal computed tomography scans demonstrating PH lesion (blue circle).
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Pictures of the lesion taken during the endoscopy.
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Intraoperative pictures exhibiting the presence of PH.
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Histology sections. (a) Is stained with haematoxylin and eosin and shows the islets (blue circle) and a pancreatic duct (red circle). (b) Is stained with synaptophysin and shows the islets (blue circle). (c) Is stained with CD56 and shows the islets (blue circle).
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