Table 1.
Histological classification of ectopic pancreas
Classification
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Heinrich’s classification
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Fuentes’s classification
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I | All components of normal pancreatic tissue, including acini, ducts, and pancreatic islet cells | All components of normal pancreatic tissue, including acini, ducts, and pancreatic islet cells |
II | Composed of acini and ducts, without pancreatic islet cells | Composed of ducts |
III | Composed of ducts | Composed of acini (exocrine) |
IV | Composed of pancreatic islet cells (endocrine) |