Iranian Journal of Pathology

Heterotopic Pancreas as a Leading Point of Intussusception: A Case Report

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Hiva Saffar 1
Seyed Mohammad Tavangar 2
Salma Sefidbakht 3
Roghayeh Aghapour 4
Fatemeh Molavi 5

1 Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Pathology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant professor, Department of Pathology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Anatomical and clinical pathology resident, Department of Pathology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Internal medicine resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.14.2.180
Abstract
Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is generally asymptomatic and found incidentally. It can act very rarely as a leading point for intussusception. Thus, it should be considered as a differential diagnosis of the mass lesions leading to the intestinal intussusception. Herein, we report an unusual case of HP as a cause of ileocolic intussusception.

Keywords

Intussusception
Heterotopic
Pancreas

Subjects

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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 2
Spring 2019
Pages 180-183

  • Receive Date 12 April 2018
  • Revise Date 03 August 2018
  • Accept Date 28 February 2019

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