Open AccessLocalized type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis superimposed upon preexisting intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms
Author(s) -
Takahiro Urata,
Yoshiki Naito,
Yuichi Izumi,
Yoshi Takekuma,
Hiroshi Yasuda,
Michiko Nagamine,
Seiji Fukuda,
Kenji Notohara,
Michio Hifumi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i47.9127
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreas , pathology , autoimmune pancreatitis , intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm , pancreatic duct , magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography , pancreaticoduodenectomy , cyst , pancreatitis , radiology , gastroenterology , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
A 70-year-old woman was found to have 2 cystic lesions in the head of the pancreas on abdominal ultrasonography during a routine medical examination. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed multilocular cysts in the head of the pancreas without dilation of the main pancreatic duct. The patient was followed-up semiannually with imaging studies for suspected branch duct-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN). At 3 years after initial presentation, hypoechoic lesions were observed around each pancreatic cyst by EUS. Diffusion-weighted imaging showed high-intensity regions corresponding to these lesions. Therefore, a diagnosis of invasive carcinoma derived from IPMN could not be excluded, and subtotal stomach-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. The macroscopic examination of the surgical specimen showed whitish solid masses in the head of the pancreas, with multilocular cysts within each mass. Microscopically, each solid mass consisted of inflammatory cells such as lymphocytes and plasma cells. Furthermore, immunochemical staining revealed immunoglobulin G4-positive cells, and many obliterating phlebitides were observed. The cysts consisted of mucus-producing epithelial cells and showed a papillary growth pattern. Based on these findings, we diagnosed multiple localized type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis occurring only in the vicinity of the branch duct-type IPMN.