Pancreatic and peripancreatic tuberculosis presenting as hypoechoic mass and malignancy diagnosed by ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology | Zendy

RN Rao | Zendy; Rakesh Pandey | Zendy; ManojKumar Rana | Zendy; Praveer Rai | Zendy; Archna Gupta | Zendy

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Pancreatic and peripancreatic tuberculosis presenting as hypoechoic mass and malignancy diagnosed by ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology

Author(s) -

RN Rao,

Rakesh Pandey,

ManojKumar Rana,

Praveer Rai,

Archna Gupta

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

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.

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