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Heterotopic pancreas and malakoplakia in abscessing intrahepatic tumor - a case report
Marc A Reschke1, Phil Meister1, Sven A Lang1
1Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
Objectives:
The presence of heterotopic pancreatic tissue or malacoplakia in the liver is very uncommon and rarely becomes symptomatic.
Case Presentation:
Here we report of a 57-year-old female patient who received left-sided hemihepatectomy due to a tumor resembling intrahepatic abscess. Histopathological examination revealed both heterotopic pancreas and malakoplakia.
Conclusions:
We discuss this case in relation to the existing literature. As far as we know, this is the first reported case of simultaneous presence of these two rare entities.
