Accessory pancreas
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Description
The following summary is from Orphanet, a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs.
Orpha Number: 674
Definition
A rare asymptomatic embryopathy characterized by the presence of pancreatic tissue in other sites of the body such as the splenic pedicle, gonadic pedicles, intestinal mesentery, duodenum wall, upper jejunum, or, more rarely, the gastric wall, ileum, gallbladder or spleen.
Epidemiology
Prevalence is unknown and only a few cases have been reported in the literature so far.
Etiology
The anomaly is caused by migration of pancreatic cells during embryogenesis.
Visit the Orphanet disease page for more resources.
Source: GARD Last updated on 05-01-20
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