Open AccessPancreatic and peripancreatic tuberculosis presenting as hypoechoic mass and malignancy diagnosed by ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology
Author(s) -
Ram Nawal Rao,
Rakesh Pandey,
Manoj Kumar Rana,
Praveer Rai,
Archna Gupta
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.112658
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic mass , fine needle aspiration , radiology , endoscopic ultrasound , tuberculosis , malignancy , percutaneous , pancreas , differential diagnosis , fine needle aspiration cytology , pancreatic pseudocyst , surgery , biopsy , pathology
Pancreatic and peripancreatic tuberculosis is an extremely uncommon disease, presenting as hypoechoic mass on ultrasonography and imaging mimicking malignancy. Consequently, it represents a diagnostic challenge.