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A study of a pancreatic mass: not all is what it seems

Author(s) -

Irene Andaluz García,

Cristina Suárez Ferrer,

Pedro Mora Sanz

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

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.

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