Open AccessA study of a pancreatic mass: not all is what it seems
Author(s) -
Irene Andaluz García,
Cristina Suárez Ferrer,
P. Sanz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2018.5527/2018
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic mass , presentation (obstetrics) , tuberculosis , pancreatic head , past medical history , pancreas , general surgery , gastroenterology , radiology , pathology
We report the case of a male with no medical history with acute cholangitis secondary to a pancreatic head´s mass suggestive of neoplasm. An EUS-FNA was performed where no atypical cells were identified but a granulomatous component did. The patient was finally diagnosed of disseminated tuberculosis with pancreatic involvement. Pancreatic tuberculosis is an infrequent entity that requires a high index of suspicion due to the variability of its forms of presentation and the high morbidity and mortality without targeted therapy.