An unusual gastric tumour

Heterotopic pancreas, pancreatic tissue lacking anatomic and vascular connection with the parent organ and lying outside its normal location, is uncommon, said to be encountered in 1 in 500 laparotomies involving the upper abdomen and reported in 0.6%-14% in autopsy series.1 Generally it is seen in association with the upper gastrointestinal tract, with 90% of cases occurring in the stomach, duodenum or upper jejunum.1 Most cases noted at operation were asymptomatic and found incidentally.1 Symptomatic lesions are less common, and correct preoperative diagnoses are unusual, partly because imaging and upper abdominal endoscopy often produce non-specific findings.2,3 We present a case of …