Enhanced CT and CT virtual endoscopy in diagnosis of heterotopic pancreas

Table 1 Clinical and computed tomography scanning data for the six patients with heterotopic pancreas

Case	Gender	Age	Symptom	Location	Growth pattern and modality
1	M	60 yr	Carcinoid syndrome	Duodenal bulb	Exogenous, superficially lobulated, well-defined border, subserosal outer boundary was rough
2	F	59 yr	Epigastric pain (3 wk)	Gastric antrum	Circumscribed tissue, ill-defined border
3	M	68 yr	Epigastric pain (1 yr)	Gastric antrum	Circumscribed tissue, superficially lobulated, ill-defined border
4	F	3 mo	Identified during choledochal cystectomy	Mesentery	No obvious abnormality detected by computed tomography
5	M	60 yr	Abdominal distension (2 mo)	Lesser curvature aspect of gastric antrum	Superficially lobulated, well-defined border
6	M	38 yr	Cachexia	Duodenal bulb	Exogenous, well-defined border