Salivary Gland Choristoma: A Rare Finding at Gastroesophageal Junction

Division

North Florida

Hospital

Osceola Regional Medical Center

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

10-2019

Keywords

ACG annual meeting, HSGT, heterotopic salivary gland tissue, GI tract

Disciplines

Digestive System Diseases | Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine

Abstract

Choristoma is tumor-like outgrowth of heterotopic and mature tissue located at anatomically unusual sites. Heterotopic salivary gland tissue (HSGT) has been most commonly described in head and neck region but can rarely involve gastrointestinal (GI) tract with a few cases reported in the literature.

Publisher or Conference

American Journal of Gastroenterology

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