Title

Agenesis of the Dorsal Pancreas and its Association With Pancreatic Tumors.

Sanford School of Medicine Affiliation

Transplantation and Surgery

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery

Publication Date

5-1-2009

Keywords

Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Carcinoma, Papillary, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pancreas, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Abstract

Morphogenesis of the pancreas is a complex process; nevertheless, congenital anomalies are rare. At embryogenesis, the pancreas develops from the endoderm-lined dorsal and ventral buds of the duodenum. The ventral bud gives rise to the lower head and uncinate process of the pancreas; whereas, the dorsal bud gives rise to the upper head, isthmus, body, and tail of the pancreas. Rarely, developmental failure of the dorsal pancreatic bud at embryogenesis results in the agenesis of the dorsal pancreas--neck, body, and tail. Even rarer is the association of pancreatic tumors with agenesis of the dorsal pancreas. In addition to citing our case, we provide a comprehensive review on agenesis of the dorsal pancreas and its association with pancreatic tumors.

Journal Title

Pancreas

Volume

38

Issue

4

First Page

367

Last Page

373

PubMed ID

19390403

ISSN

1536-4828

MeSH Headings (Medical Subject Headings)

Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous; Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal; Carcinoma, Papillary; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreas; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Rights

© 2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. http://sherpa.mimas.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0885-3177/

DOI

10.1097/MPA.0b013e318196c401

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