Salivary Gland Heterotopia in the Gastroesophageal Junction: A Case Series and Review of the Literature
Heterotopia is defined as the presence of mature, histologically normal, tissue in unusual anatomic sites. When this heterotopic tissue forms a mass, it is called a choristoma. This case series describes 3 cases of gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) salivary heterotopias. While heterotopias are usually...
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| description | Heterotopia is defined as the presence of mature, histologically normal, tissue in unusual anatomic sites. When this heterotopic tissue forms a mass, it is called a choristoma. This case series describes 3 cases of gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) salivary heterotopias. While heterotopias are usually incidental findings, choristomas can clinically and endoscopically mimic carcinomas and might lead to unnecessary procedures for the patients. Clinicians should therefore be aware of this entity. Literature search, however, failed to show any reports of salivary gland heterotopias in the GEJ. In fact, literature review revealed only 6 reported cases of salivary gland choristoma in the gastrointestinal tract, none at the GEJ. In this case series, we report 2 cases of salivary gland heterotopia and one case of salivary gland choristoma arising at the GE junction. To our knowledge, this is the first series of its kind in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d4fb8d23a9f14ee79a24c2a0e119f0a12025-08-20T02:20:00ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362018-01-01201810.1155/2018/60785816078581Salivary Gland Heterotopia in the Gastroesophageal Junction: A Case Series and Review of the LiteratureLina Abdul Karim0Dong Hyang Kwon1Metin Ozdemirli2Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USAMedstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USAMedstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USAHeterotopia is defined as the presence of mature, histologically normal, tissue in unusual anatomic sites. When this heterotopic tissue forms a mass, it is called a choristoma. This case series describes 3 cases of gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) salivary heterotopias. While heterotopias are usually incidental findings, choristomas can clinically and endoscopically mimic carcinomas and might lead to unnecessary procedures for the patients. Clinicians should therefore be aware of this entity. Literature search, however, failed to show any reports of salivary gland heterotopias in the GEJ. In fact, literature review revealed only 6 reported cases of salivary gland choristoma in the gastrointestinal tract, none at the GEJ. In this case series, we report 2 cases of salivary gland heterotopia and one case of salivary gland choristoma arising at the GE junction. To our knowledge, this is the first series of its kind in the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6078581 |
| spellingShingle | Lina Abdul Karim Dong Hyang Kwon Metin Ozdemirli Salivary Gland Heterotopia in the Gastroesophageal Junction: A Case Series and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Salivary Gland Heterotopia in the Gastroesophageal Junction: A Case Series and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Salivary Gland Heterotopia in the Gastroesophageal Junction: A Case Series and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Salivary Gland Heterotopia in the Gastroesophageal Junction: A Case Series and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Salivary Gland Heterotopia in the Gastroesophageal Junction: A Case Series and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Salivary Gland Heterotopia in the Gastroesophageal Junction: A Case Series and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | salivary gland heterotopia in the gastroesophageal junction a case series and review of the literature |
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