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Pancreatic nerve plexuses (cross-sectional diagram)
Extrapancreatic nerve plexuses
Duodenum PL ph II
PL sma: Superior mesenteric arterial
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PV
PL ph I
Aorta
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SMA
Pancreas
Right kidney
Duodenum
Figure2.9 Nerves (yellow) serving the pancreas. The cross- sectional image (a) emphasizes the location of the celiac ganglia of the
autonomic system lateral to the aorta while (b) emphasizes the rich nerve plexus that connects these ganglia to the pancreas. SMA,
superior mesenteric artery; PL, plexus. Source: Classification of Pancreatic Carcinoma, 2003[7]. Reproduced with permission of the Japan
Pancreas Society.
Celiac ganglion
Inferior vena cava
Right celiac ganglion
Left kidney
PL ph I
PL ph II
Uncinate process
PL sma
PL ce
Left celiac
ganglion
PL ph I: Pancreatic head plexus I
plexus
PL hdl: Plexus within the hepato duodenal ligament
PL ce: Celiac plexus
PL ph II: Pancreatic head plexus II
PL cha: Common hepatic artery
plexus
PL sp: Splenic plexus
homogeneous densities. These are nascent zymogen granules (also termed immature zymogen granules or condensing vacuoles) and they progressively lose membrane as
contents condense to become mature zymogen granules.
The apical cytoplasm near the acinar lumen is occupied by variable numbers of mature zymogen granules.
These are usually spherical (appearing round in crosssection) with a single bilayer membrane surrounding
homogeneous dense content (see Figs 2.12, 2.13, 2.18,
and2.22). Fusion of the membranes of zymogen granules
and adjacent lumenal cell membrane is observed prior to
secretion of the zymogen into the lumen. See
Longnecker[1] for additional electron micrographs that
illustrate acinar cell ultrastructure.
Acinar cell cytoplasm may contain fat or autophagic
vacuoles (sometimes called residual bodies) that are
walled- off areas of damaged cytoplasm (Fig.2.12).
Duct System
The components of the duct system are the main pancreatic duct (duct of Wirsung); its major branches, called
interlobular ducts, that drain into the main duct throughout the pancreas as depicted in Fig.2.2; smaller intralobular ducts; and ductules that link acinar tubules to the
smallest intralobular ducts. The small intralobular ducts
and ductules are ordinarily seen only at the level of light
and electron microscopy. The accessory duct (duct of
Santorini; Fig. 2.2) that connects the main duct to the
duodenum at the minor papilla in some humans (Fig.2.3)
is of variable importance and is similar in structure to the
main duct, although typically it is slightly smaller.
Enzymes from acinar cells are released into a
bicarbonate- rich solution that is secreted by the centroacinar and ductal cells and flows from the acini and

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Figure2.10 Pancreatic lobular tissue with acinar cells, small duct,
ductule, and small islet. This H&Eof acini and acinar tubules cut in crossAsmall intralobular duct (a) is shown image right and at its upper
end it gives rise to a ductule (b) with virtually no connective tissue
evident in its wall. Liquid content of the duct and ductule is
homogeneous and pink (eosinophilic). Large, clear spaces are fat
cells (c). A small vein (d) and artery (e) are at image right above
center. A small islet is near the lower image right corner. Source:
Hruban RH, Pitman MB, Klimstra DS. Tumors of the pancreas. AFIP
Atlas of Tumor Pathology, 4th series, fascicle 6. Washington, DC:
American Registry of Pathology; 2007. Reproduced with permission.
stained section is largely composed
section or tangentially.
Figure2.12 Acinar cells with RER, mature, and immature
zymogen granules. Two centroacinar cells are near the center.
Theacinar cell at 3 o’clock, image right, is binucleate. Numerous
mitochondria are present in the acinar cells. There are several
electrontwo have been extruded into theinterstitial space at the top of
the image and others are being extruded into the acinar lumen
near the center of the image. These pathways for clearing the cell
of autophagic vacuoles and residual bodies have been
documented in an animal model (rat) of acute pancreatitis[14].
Source: Micrograph contributed by James Jamieson.
dense residual bodies in the acinar cells. It appears that
Figure2.11 Pancreatic tissue with acinar, centroacinar, and ductal
cells. The acinar cells are easily identified because of the darkly
stained zymogen granules (ZG) and are larger than centroacinar
and ductal cells. The basal portion (B) of the acinar cells lies next
to the interstitial space that contains vessels (V), nerves, and
connective tissue. Nuclei (N) with nucleoli (n) are in the basal
portion of the acinar cells. The Golgi (G) lies at the junction of the
basal (B) and apical (A) portions of the cell that borders the lumen
(L) of the acinus. Centroacinar cells (CAC) have pale cytoplasm
with no secretory granules. A small ductule (D) extends from image
right to below center. Mitochondria (m) are identified at the top of
the field. This is a 1 μm thick section of plastic embedded tissue
prepared for electron microscopy that was stained with toluidine
blue. Source: Micrograph contributed by James Jamieson.
Figure2.13 Apical portions of several acinar cells border two
luminal spaces, lower image right and upper image left. A
centroacinar cell with numerous mitochondria borders the lumen,
lower image right. Microvilli protrude into the lumens from the
luminal aspect of the acinar and centroacinar cells. Zymogen
granules are prominent in all acinar cells. Source: Micrograph
contributed by James Jamieson.

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Figure2.14 Serial cross- sections of main pancreatic duct (a) (H&E stain) stained to demonstrate collagen (b) (trichrome stain),
myofibroblasts (c) (immunoperoxidase stain to demonstrate smooth muscle actin, a marker for myofibroblasts), and smooth muscle (d)
(immunoperoxidase stain to demonstrate desmin, a marker for smooth muscle). The lining epithelium has been lost, probably reflecting
preoperative ERCP and stenting of the pancreatic duct. The patient underwent a Whipple procedure because of chronic pancreatitis.
There are many myofibroblasts and fewer smooth muscle cells in the wall of the main duct. Source: Micrographs contributed by Arief A.
Suriawinata.
acinar tubules into the ductules that join to form the
intralobular ducts, then into the interlobular ducts and
main duct, and finally into the duodenum at the major or
minor papillae. Ducts are illustrated in Figs 2.10, 2.11,
2.14, 2.15, and2.16.
The integrity of the duct system is of key importance in
preventing entry of the exocrine enzymes into the interstitial space, where they may be activated and cause tissue damage manifested as pancreatitis. As ductules
anastomose to form intralobular ducts, the duct walls
begin to develop a connective tissue wall (Fig.2.10) that
becomes progressively thicker as the smaller ducts join to
form larger ducts and the main pancreatic duct. The
main and interlobular ducts have thick, dense, collagenous walls that contain myofibroblasts and smooth muscle
cells (Fig.2.14). The connective tissue component of the
duct wall becomes progressively thinner and contains
fewer myofibroblasts and smooth muscle cells as the
ducts branch and become narrower in the lobules
(Fig.2.15). The smallest intralobular ducts lack smooth
muscle cells. Intercellular tight junctions, also called
zonula occludens, between duct cells, centroacinar cells,
and acinar cells play a major role in preventing leakage of
the duct system. Kern provided excellent images and discussion of these tight junctions[15].
The lumen of the duct system is normally lined by a
single layer of cuboidal epithelial cells that have a single
nucleus and a smaller amount of cytoplasm than acinar
cells (Figs2.10, 2.15, and2.16). The cytoplasm is pale pink
and homogeneous in H&E
- stained sections. The duct
lumen may contain homogeneous material reflecting the
protein content of the secretions (Figs 2.10 and 2.16).
Sometimes epithelial cells may be shed into the lumen.
Ductal epithelium may undergo squamous metaplasia
or mucinous metaplasia. In the latter process, the ducts
are lined by tall columnar cells with abundant pale apical

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Figure2.15 Serial cross- sections of a small intralobular duct surrounded by acinar tissue from the same patient as in Fig.2.14. (a) H&E
stain. Note the origin of a ductule branching into acinar tissue at 7 o’clock. (b) Trichrome stain with blue- staining collagen. There is fibrosis
around acinar lobules (upper image left). (c) Immunoperoxidase stain with antibody to smooth muscle actin (SMA) to demonstrate the
abundant myofibroblasts. (d) Immunoperoxidase stain with antibody to desmin to demonstrate smooth muscle cells. There is little
staining. Source: Micrographs contributed by Arief A. Suriawinata.
(d)
cytoplasm that contains mucin. This type of change is
characteristic of low- grade pancreatic intraepithelial
neoplasia (PanIN) lesions and is possibly an early step in
the development of PanIN.
At the ultrastructural level, duct cells have a simple
structure compared with acinar cells. RER is sparse but
mitochondria are numerous, and there are no secretory
granules. The luminal surface gives rise to numerous
microvilli, similar in appearance to those arising from
acinar cells (Fig. 2.13). Ductal cells have single cilia,
although they are difficult to detect without special
tissue preparation and labeling[16].

Figure2.16 Pancreas ductule (top center) branches (upper image
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right) to reach several acini or acinar tubules (upper image right
and near the center). Blue zymogen granules are conspicuous in
the acinar cells and the liquid content of the ductule is also dark
blue. Ductal and centroacinar cells have pale cytoplasm. The
presence of numerous round empty capillaries (arrows) in the
interstitial spaces indicates that the pancreas was perfused with
fixative. Toluidine blue stain, 1
Source: Micrograph contributed by James Jamieson.
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Figure2.17 Pancreatic stellate cell (PSC) from a patient with
acutepancreatitis. The PSC is near a macrophage (Ma), image
right, and an acinar cell (Ac), image left. Fat droplets (F) and
RER are conspicuous in the PSC cytoplasm below the nucleus
(N). Original magnification 6000×. Source: Bachem etal.
1998[17].
Interstitial Tissue
The interstitium contains capillaries, arteries, veins,
lymphatics, nerve fibers, fat cells, and stellate cells. The
stellate cells are undifferentiated connective tissue cells
with characteristic structure (Figs2.17 and2.18) that are
activated by inflammation to form fibroblasts and contribute to fibrosis associated with chronic pancreatitis
and some neoplasms[17] (see Chapter10).
Endocrine Pancreas
The pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans) collectively
comprise the endocrine pancreas that synthesizes and
secretes insulin, glucagon, pancreatic polypeptide, and
somatostatin. Most islets are too small to be seen by
gross examination, hence they were not depicted in
Figs2.1 to 2.7. Islets vary greatly in size and ~70% are in
the size range 50–250 μm in diameter in humans, with an
average in the range 100–150 μm [18]. Small islets are
dispersed throughout the acinar lobules (Fig. 2.19) and
most larger islets lie along the main and interlobular
ducts of the pancreas. Most islets are spherical or ellipsoid, but they can be irregular in shape— sometimes
reflecting the presence of an adjacent structure, often a
duct, or limitation by a tissue plane. Several reports
provide support for the presence of a higher population
Figure2.18 A pancreatic stellate cell (PSC) in situ is surrounded
by multiple acinar cells containing zymogen granules.
Extensions of PSC cytoplasm between acinar cells are
conspicuous, upper image right and lower image left. The dark,
irregular cytoplasmic inclusions at the origin of the latter
interstitial extension may represent lipid droplets— a
characteristic of PSC. Source: Contributed by the Pancreatic
Research Group, UNSW, Australia, with special thanks to
Dr. Murray Killingsworth.

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Figure2.19 Pancreatic lobules with acinar cells and four islets at
12, 3, 6–7, and 9 o’clock. The islets are paler than the surrounding
acinar tissue. The upper and lower islets are small and the lateral
islets are medium size. H&E stain.
density of islets in the tail of the pancreas than in the
head and body[5,19], although another study found no
difference[20]. In adult humans, the number of islets is
estimated to be 5 × 105–106 [21], whereas there are far
fewer in smaller animals [22]. Islets comprise 1–2% of
the pancreas in adults of most mammalian species. In
addition to the islets, isolated islet cells may be found
dispersed in the acinar lobules or in association with
ducts.
Several of the images of islets are from sections that
have been immunostained using antibodies to specific
islet peptide hormones to demonstrate various islet cell
types, including β cells (insulin), α cells (glucagon), δ cells
(somatostatin) (Fig. 2.20), and pancreatic polypeptide
(PP) (Fig. 2.21). In the portion of the pancreas derived
from the dorsal pancreatic anlage, the majority of islet
cells are β cells (75–80%), followed by α cells (about 15%),
δ cells (about 5%), and very few PP cells. Most PP cells are
in the portion of the pancreas derived from the ventral
(c)
Figure2.20 Serial sections of a human islet immunostained using antibodies to insulin (a), glucagon (b), and somatostatin (c). The
presence of the hormones is indicated by brown staining. The predominance of insulin- secreting β cells is obvious. In (b) and (c), the
location of α cells and δ cells is primarily at the border of groups of β cells. Source: Photos provided by Arief A. Suriawinata.

Figure2.21 Mouse islet stained to demonstrate pancreatic
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polypeptide (red) and insulin (green). Immunofluorescence using
antibodies to insulin and neuropeptide Y (NPY) that crosswith PP. Source: Micrograph contributed by Susan Bonner- Weir.
Figure2.22 Mouse islet with β- cell cytoplasm containing insulin
granules (image left), a δ cell with nucleus and less dense
secretory granules (right of center), and αglucagon granules (upper image right corner) and at the bottom
margin near the center. In murine species, β- cell granules have a
wide halo surrounding the dense core. Acinar cell cytoplasm with
zymogen granules, RER, and mitochondria is present (lower image
right). Source: Micrograph contributed by Fred Gorelick.
cell cytoplasm with
reacts
pancreatic anlage, namely the uncinate process that is
reported to comprise about 10% of the pancreas[23,24].
In the uncinate process, islets contain few α cells and
many more PP cells. Stefan etal. presented data from a
study of 13nondiabetic human pancreases, showing that
the PP cells comprise 54.3–93.7% of the volume of islets
in the uncinate region, displacing most α cells and some
Acknowledgments 21
Figure2.23 Human islet from transplant isolation with α, β, and δ
cells labeled. The α- cell granules are typically slightly larger than
β- cell granules; δ- cell granules are typically less densely stained
than the granules in α and β cells. The cytoplasm of several islet
cells contains lipid— most notably in the central β cell where lipid
bodies lie at 4 and 11–12 o’clock around the nucleus. Source:
Micrograph contributed by Susan Bonner- Weir.
β cells [24]. They provided data that indicated that PP
cells were the second most prevalent endocrine cell type
overall in the pancreases of their 13 subjects.
At the ultrastructural level, islet cells contain numerous mitochondria, a modest amount of RER, and small
secretory granules (islet hormones). The granules vary in
size and density with cell type and hormone and show
some variation between species (Figs2.22 and2.23).
Capillaries in the islets connect with capillaries serving
the adjacent acinar cells before draining into veins. These
proximal acinar cells are exposed to higher concentrations of islet hormones than the majority acinar cells that
are more distant from islets. The proximal acinar cells
sometimes are larger and contain more zymogen than
more distant acinar cells, and they form a halo around the
islets. This unique feature of islet–acinar blood supply has
been referred to as an insulo- acinar portal system[25].
Acknowledgments
The authors thank Fred Gorelick who contributed as a
coauthor of this chapter in the previous edition of this
book and Dale Bockman for reviewing the section that
reflects his work on microanatomy of the acinar lobules.
Figures 2.2, 2.3, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.11, 2.16, 2.20, and 2.23
have been published previously online in a Pancreapedia
chapter on anatomy and histology of the pancreas [1].
The authors thank the contributors of many of the
images as listed in the captions.

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Congenital andInherited Anomalies ofthe Pancreas
Heiko Witt1 and Martin Zenker
1
Pediatric Nutritional Medicine and Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine (EKFZ), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising,
Germany
2
Institute of Human Genetics, Otto- von- Guericke- University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
2
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Introduction
Most congenital anomalies of the pancreas are attributable to disturbances in the three critical developmental
steps: tissue differentiation, rotation, and fusion.
Differentiation and rotation defects are usually rare, while
defective fusion is common but mostly asymptomatic.
Primary Malformations
Pancreatic Agenesis
Complete (aplasia) or incomplete (hypoplasia) agenesis
of the pancreas are very rare developmental disorders
that can occur isolated or in combination with other
defects such as polysplenia syndrome, congenital heart
defects, or cerebellar agenesis. Their exact incidence is
unknown. Partial agenesis is more common and is known
as congenital short pancreas.
The clinical presentation is dependent on the degree of
agenesis. Aplasia manifests clinically with neonatal diabetes mellitus, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and severe
intrauterine growth retardation [1]. The lastappears to relate to the fact that insulin is a major intrauterine growth factor. Complete agenesis is incompatible
with life, whereas the clinical presentation of hypoplasia
varies from an asymptomatic course to endocrine and
exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; pancreatitis may be an
associated presentation. Pancreatic agenesis can be monogenic and half of the patients have heterozygous GAT A 6
mutations [2]. The pancreatic phenotype ranges from
aplasia to hypoplasia and most patients have cardiac malformations. Other features include gallbladder agenesis,
mentioned
biliary atresia, developmental delay, transient hypothyroidism, pituitary agenesis, and intestinal abnormalities.
GATA6 mutations have also been detected in a few
patients with adult-
onset diabetes with subclinical or no
exocrine insufficiency[3].
In isolated families with autosomal recessive inheritance, defects in other genes have been described including pancreatic transcription factors PDX1 (also known as
insulin promoter factor 1, IPF1) and PTF1A [4,5].
Pancreatic agenesis appears to be isolated in PDX1
mutated patients. Interestingly, heterozygotes are predisposed to maturity- onset diabetes of the young (MODY4);
some patients show only subclinical or no exocrine insufficiency [4]. PTF1A plays a pivotal role in mammalian
pancreatic development. PTF1A coding mutations cause
pancreatic and cerebellar agenesis, whereas mutations in
a PTF1A downstream enhancer cause isolated pancreatic
agenesis[5,6]. Pancreatic agenesis associated with holoprosencephaly can be caused by defects in CNOT1[7].
In mice, a lack of hepatocyte nuclear factor- 1- beta
(Hnf1b) leads to pancreas agenesis[8]. In humans, heterozygous HNF1B mutations are associated with renal
cysts and diabetes syndrome. Some of these patients
show pancreatic atrophy/hypoplasia and exocrine
insufficiency[9].
Partial agenesis of the pancreas mostly affects the
dorsal part [10]. With this entity only a pancreatic
head is seen on imaging. Dorsal pancreatic agenesis
may be isolated or associated with polysplenia
syndrome and can be accompanied by diabetes and
pancreatitis[11]. It has been observed in patients with
PDX1- MODY. Since most of the islet cells are located
in the absent distal pancreas, the risk of diabetes
mellitus is increased[12].
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Ectopic Pancreas
In ectopic pancreas, also designated as heterotopic,
aberrant or accessory pancreas, normally developed
pancreatic tissue is anatomically separate from the gland
and lacks ductal or vascular continuity. It can be found in
various locations and can be made up of any cell found in
the pancreas. Autopsy studies indicate that ectopic pancreas is quite common (0.5–15%), but its clinical manifestation is very rare[13]. In most cases, ectopic tissue is
discovered in the submucosa of the stomach (particularly along the greater curvature of the antrum) and the
duodenum (Fig. 3.1) as an incidental finding during
endoscopy, where it appears as a 0.3–3 cm nodule. Other
locations include the jejunum, ileum, a Meckel diverticulum, liver, spleen, biliary tract, mesentery, or umbilicus[12]. Although ectopic pancreas is primarily located
in the submucosa, in some cases it is found in the muscularis or serosa.
The mechanisms leading to ectopic pancreas remain
elusive. Misplacement of pancreatic cells into the developing gastrointestinal system, pancreatic metaplasia of
other endodermal areas during embryogenesis, and an
inaccurate differentiation of pluripotent endodermal
stem cells are discussed.
Although ectopic pancreatic tissue can undergo
similar
changes as the orthotopic pancreas, particularly cystic
degeneration, ectopic pancreatitis, and even pancreatic
cancer formation, in most cases ectopic pancreas
remains asymptomatic. If patients with ectopic pancreas
become symptomatic, this may be due to the mass effect,
which can cause either obstruction of the intestinal passage (mainly in the prepyloric localization)[14] or bowel
intussusception, gastrointestinal hemorrhage secondary
to mucosal ulcerations close to the pancreatic tissue[15],
pain secondary to pancreatitis, and exceptional malignant transformation[16].
Diagnosis is made endoscopically or radiographically
in antral localization. In other localizations, diagnosis is
made at the time of surgery. The definite diagnosis
relies on histology. The treatment is either surgical or
endoscopic.
Annular Pancreas
In annular pancreas, the duodenum is completely, or
rarer partly, surrounded by a ring- like band of pancreatic
tissue. Early autopsy and surgical series reported an incidence of 3in 20,000 but the increased use of imaging has
raised the incidence to approximately 1in 1,000.
Figure3.1 Ectopic pancreas under endoscopic vision and during endoscopic snare dissection (top images) and histologically (bottom
panels, right cytokeratin staining). Note the complete absence of endocrine cells on histology, which corresponds to a type II ectopic
pancreas according to Heinrich (1909). Source: Courtesy of M. Androshchuk and G. Lorenz, Greifswald.
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