Pancreatic Tuberculosis mimicking Cystic Neoplasm

Tuberculosis is endemic in our part of the world and may have uncommon presentations like pancreatic involvement. A young male presented to the OPD with recent history of pain in epigastric region and was subsequently diagnosed with a multi-loculated cystic neoplasm in pancreatic head region on ult...

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Autor principal:	Anamika Jha
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Society of Surgeons of Nepal 2017
Materias:	Pancreatic tuberculosis Cystic pancreatic lesion Surgery RD1-811
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7a51916e6e674e54b9b07ec9454501db2021-12-05T19:16:11ZPancreatic Tuberculosis mimicking Cystic Neoplasm10.3126/jssn.v20i1.245381815-39842392-4772https://doaj.org/article/7a51916e6e674e54b9b07ec9454501db2017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JSSN/article/view/24538https://doaj.org/toc/1815-3984https://doaj.org/toc/2392-4772 Tuberculosis is endemic in our part of the world and may have uncommon presentations like pancreatic involvement. A young male presented to the OPD with recent history of pain in epigastric region and was subsequently diagnosed with a multi-loculated cystic neoplasm in pancreatic head region on ultrasonography and CT scan. The pancreatic origin was confirmed on surgery while the histopathological study revealed tuberculous nature. This case report highlights the importance of considering tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis in pancreatic masses, especially, with atypical appearances, in young patients or with background predisposing to TB and the need for histological diagnosis. Anamika JhaSociety of Surgeons of NepalarticlePancreatic tuberculosisCystic pancreatic lesionSurgeryRD1-811ENJournal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2017)
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topic	Pancreatic tuberculosis Cystic pancreatic lesion Surgery RD1-811
spellingShingle	Pancreatic tuberculosis Cystic pancreatic lesion Surgery RD1-811 Anamika Jha Pancreatic Tuberculosis mimicking Cystic Neoplasm
description	Tuberculosis is endemic in our part of the world and may have uncommon presentations like pancreatic involvement. A young male presented to the OPD with recent history of pain in epigastric region and was subsequently diagnosed with a multi-loculated cystic neoplasm in pancreatic head region on ultrasonography and CT scan. The pancreatic origin was confirmed on surgery while the histopathological study revealed tuberculous nature. This case report highlights the importance of considering tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis in pancreatic masses, especially, with atypical appearances, in young patients or with background predisposing to TB and the need for histological diagnosis.
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author	Anamika Jha
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title	Pancreatic Tuberculosis mimicking Cystic Neoplasm
title_short	Pancreatic Tuberculosis mimicking Cystic Neoplasm
title_full	Pancreatic Tuberculosis mimicking Cystic Neoplasm
title_fullStr	Pancreatic Tuberculosis mimicking Cystic Neoplasm
title_full_unstemmed	Pancreatic Tuberculosis mimicking Cystic Neoplasm
title_sort	pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking cystic neoplasm
publisher	Society of Surgeons of Nepal
publishDate	2017
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Pancreatic Tuberculosis mimicking Cystic Neoplasm

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