Heterotopic pancreatic tissue of the stomach is a rare condition. Gastric diverticulum is also a rare condition, mostly located at the fornix. Therefore, the existence of a pyloric gastric diverticulum containing a submucosal tumor proved to be heterotopic pancreatic tissue of the stomach is an extremely rare condition.The patient was a young thin male with epigastralgia chronically treated for gastritis/ulcer.Following an episode of melena, he underwent gastroscopy that diagnosed antral gastric diverticulum containing a polyp. The lesion was surgically removed.The pathology report stated: heterotopic pancreatic tissue of the stomach with secondary development of a traction diverticulum.Heterotopic pancreas tissue of the stomach is a rare condition but the association with gastric diverticulum is completely unusual. The possibility of the ectopic tissue leading to secondary diverticulum development should be considered.Acne conglobata is a rare, severe form of acne vulgaris characterized by the presence of comedones, papules, pustules, nodules and sometimes hematic or meliceric crusts, located on the face, trunk, neck, arms and buttocks.
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