Brunner’s gland hyperplasia masquerading carcinoma stomach: A diagnostic dilemma

  • Neha Tyagi Senior resident Department of pathology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital. New Delhi
  • Akansha .
  • Himani Bhankar
  • Sufian Zaheer
  • Ashish Kumar Mandal
Keywords: Brunner’s, hyperplasia, gastric outlet obstruction

Abstract

Brunner's gland hyperplasia is a rare benign lesion of duodenum and is usually found incidentally. We report an unusual case of brunner's gland hyperplasia in a 67 year old female presenting as gastric outlet obstruction.

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Published
2016-03-07
Section
Case Reports