Accessory pancreas

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Accessory pancreas

ORPHA:674Morphological anomaly

What it is

A rare asymptomatic embryopathy characterized by the presence of pancreatic tissue in other sites of the body such as the splenic pedicle, gonadic pedicles, intestinal mesentery, duodenum wall, upper jejunum, or, more rarely, the gastric wall, ileum, gallbladder or spleen.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000 (Europe)
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Inheritance
Not applicable
Classified as
Morphological anomaly

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

ICD-10 codes

Q45.3filed under a broader ICD-10 category

Cross-references

GARD 454MEDDRA 10056987MESH C536003MONDO 0019034UMLS C0266268

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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