False-positive cytology in diagnostic laparoscopy due to ectopic pancreas.

C.E. Sloots; L.M. de Brauw; F.J. Bot; J.W.M. Greve

doi:10.1159/000018762

False-positive cytology in diagnostic laparoscopy due to ectopic pancreas.

C.E. Sloots
, L.M. de Brauw
, F.J. Bot
, J.W.M. Greve^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

NUTRIM - Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism

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Department of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

BACKGROUND: Report on a case of incorrect diagnosis after laparoscopy and peritoneal fluid sampling. METHODS: Case description and literature review. RESULTS: Diagnostic laparoscopy is a frequently used tool. In a patient with chronic abdominal pain, a diagnostic laparoscopy was performed, and a peritoneal fluid sample was taken. Cytology of the aspirated peritoneal fluid revealed an adenocarcinoma. At laparotomy, ectopic pancreas was found as the source of the false-positive cytology. CONCLUSION: In the diagnosis of adenocarcinomas from peritoneal fluid aspirates without an obvious clinical location (tumor), ectopic pancreatic tissue should be considered in the differential diagnosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	434-436
Number of pages	3
Journal	Digestive Surgery
Volume	16
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000018762
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1999

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False-positive cytology in diagnostic laparoscopy due to ectopic pancreas.

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