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Autoimmune pancreatitis: a mimic of pancreatic cancer.

Abstract
Autoimmune pancreatitis is an idiopathic inflammatory disease that produces pancreatic masses and ductal strictures. This benign disease resembles pancreatic carcinoma both clinically and radiographically. The diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis is challenging to make. However, accurate and timely diagnosis may preempt the misdiagnosis of cancer and decrease the number of unnecessary pancreatic resections.
AuthorsRyan Law, Mary Bronner, David Vogt, Tyler Stevens
JournalCleveland Clinic journal of medicine (Cleve Clin J Med) Vol. 76 Issue 10 Pg. 607-15 (Oct 2009) ISSN: 1939-2869 [Electronic] United States
PMID19797461 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Autoimmune Diseases (complications, diagnosis, pathology)
  • Biopsy
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Endosonography
  • Humans
  • Jaundice (etiology)
  • Male
  • Pancreas (pathology)
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms (diagnosis)
  • Pancreatitis (complications, diagnosis, immunology, pathology)
  • Weight Loss

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