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. 2024 Feb 27;16(2):284–288. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i2.284

Table 1.

Histological classification of ectopic pancreas

Classification
Heinrich’s classification
Fuentes’s classification
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)