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We report a rare case of pyloric gland-type tubular adenoma of the main pancreatic duct. It was a grossly visible polypoid nodule and was composed of closely packed pyloric-type glands. This adenoma was present within an intraductal papillary mucinous adenoma (IPMA). In this IPMA lesion, aggregations of pyloric-type glands were occasionally observed, and most of the cells including ductal lining cells expressed pyloric gland-type mucin. The IPMA of the present case showed more extensive pyloric gland metaplasia or differentiation than commonly noted in IPMAs. We consider this pyloric gland-type tubular adenoma to be derived from a selective growth of IPMA cells showing pyloric gland metaplasia.
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Kato, N., Akiyama, S. & Motoyama, T. Pyloric gland-type tubular adenoma superimposed on intraductal papillary mucinous tumor of the pancreas. Virchows Arch 440, 205–208 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004280100535
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004280100535