Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2009; 15(39): 4980-4983
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4980
Cystic Brunner’s gland hamartoma in the duodenum: A case report
Beom Jin Park, Min Ju Kim, Jeong Hyeon Lee, Sung-Soo Park, Deuk Jae Sung, Sung Bum Cho
Beom Jin Park, Min Ju Kim, Deuk Jae Sung, Sung Bum Cho, Department of Radiology, Korea University, College of Medicine, Anam Hospital, 126-1, 5-Ka Anam-Dong, Sung buk-ku, Seoul 136-705, South Korea
Jeong Hyeon Lee, Department of Pathology, Korea University, College of Medicine, Anam Hospital, 126-1, 5-Ka Anam-Dong, Sung buk-ku, Seoul 136-705, South Korea
Sung-Soo Park, Department of Surgery, Korea University, College of Medicine, Anam Hospital, 126-1, 5-Ka Anam-Dong, Sung buk-ku, Seoul 136-705, South Korea
Author contributions: Park BJ and Kim MJ interpreted the data and wrote manuscript; Lee JH, Park SS, Sung DJ, and Cho SB collected the data and edited the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Min Ju Kim, MD, Department of Radiology, Korea University, College of Medicine, Anam Hospital, 126-1, 5-Ka Anam-Dong, Sungbuk-ku, Seoul 136-705, South Korea. dr.minjukim@gmail.com
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Received: August 6, 2009
Revised: September 11, 2009
Accepted: September 18, 2009
Published online: October 21, 2009
Abstract

Cystic Brunner’s gland hamartoma in the duodenum is exceedingly rare, although microscopic examination may sometimes reveal a Brunner’s gland hamartoma containing dilated ducts in the duodenum. We present a case of large cystic Brunner’s gland hamartoma in the duodenum with a long stalk, which is described in light of multidetector-row computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and a modified small bowel series, together with pathologic correlation and differential diagnosis.

Keywords: Brunner’s gland; Hamartoma; Duodenum; Multidetector-row computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging