Dorsal agenesis of the pancreas associated with mixed carcinoma: a rare case report and review of literature

Authors

  • Sharath V. Kumar Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Prashanth Sangu Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Livin Jose Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Rahul Harwal Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Alok Dubey Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Prabhakaran Raju Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Sugumar Chidambaranathan Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Naganath Babu Obla Lakshmanamoorthy Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20222949

Keywords:

Dorsal agenesis of the pancreas, Mixed carcinoma, Pancreatic tumors, Congenital anomalies of pancreas

Abstract

Dorsal agenesis of the pancreas is a very rare congenital anomaly with less than 100 cases reported in the world literature till 2020. Dorsal agenesis associated with pancreatic tumors is extremely rare; only 17 cases have been reported to date. Here we reported a rare case of dorsal agenesis of the pancreas associated with mixed carcinoma of the pancreas.

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Author Biographies

Sharath V. Kumar, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Resident
Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology,
Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Prashanth Sangu, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Resident
Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology,
Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Livin Jose, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Assistant professor
Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology,
Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Rahul Harwal, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Resident
Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology,
Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Alok Dubey, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Resident
Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology,
Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Prabhakaran Raju, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Associate Professor
Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology,
Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Sugumar Chidambaranathan, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Professor
Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology,
Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Naganath Babu Obla Lakshmanamoorthy, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Director and Professor,
Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology,
Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Published

2022-10-29

How to Cite

Kumar, S. V., Sangu, P., Jose, L., Harwal, R., Dubey, A., Raju, P., Chidambaranathan, S., & Obla Lakshmanamoorthy, N. B. (2022). Dorsal agenesis of the pancreas associated with mixed carcinoma: a rare case report and review of literature. International Surgery Journal, 9(11), 1898–1900. https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20222949

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