Pancreatic and splenic tuberculosis mimicking a pancreatic cancer with splenic metastases in an immunocompetent adolescent: a case report | Zendy

Joël Gabin Konlack Mekontso | Zendy; Guy Loic Nguefang Tchoukeu | Zendy; Fabrice Léo Tamhouo Nwabo | Zendy; Ulrich Igor Mbessoh Kengne | Zendy; Michel Arsène Nana Gwabap | Zendy; Yves Alain Notue | Zendy; Boniface Moifo | Zendy; Linda Ngueffo Sando | Zendy; Angèle Clarisse Kabeyene Okono | Zendy

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Pancreatic and splenic tuberculosis mimicking a pancreatic cancer with splenic metastases in an immunocompetent adolescent: a case report

Author(s) -

Joël Gabin Konlack Mekontso,

Guy Loic Nguefang Tchoukeu,

Fabrice Léo Tamhouo Nwabo,

Ulrich Igor Mbessoh Kengne,

Michel Arsène Nana Gwabap,

Yves Alain Notue,

Boniface Moifo,

Linda Ngueffo Sando,

Angèle Clarisse Kabeyene Okono

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

journal of surgical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2042-8812

DOI - 10.1093/jscr/rjac077

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , pancreatic cancer , spleen , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , pancreas , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cancer , radiology , immunology

We present a case of pancreatic and splenic tuberculosis (TB) in a 15-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient who was initially misdiagnosed as suffering from a pancreatic carcinoma with splenic metastases. Pancreatic and splenic TB are extremely rare in young immunocompetent patients, with a nonspecific clinical presentation, making the diagnosis elusive.

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