Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
2003 Mar;26(3):177-181.
A Case of Idiopathic Granulomatous Pancreatitis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea. ljhmedical@yahoo.co.kr
- 2Department of Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Inje University College of Medicine, Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
- Granulomatous pancreatitis is a rare disorder and recognized rarely during life or non-operatively. Noncaseating granulomas in the pancreas, histologically indistinguishable from sarcoidosis, can be seen in a variety of diseases such as tuberculosis, fungal infection, berylliosis, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Crohn's disease. Therefore, as with other granulomatous diseases, a tissue biopsy is essential for the diagnosis. Its clinical presentation is often similar to pancreatic cancer, with common presenting symptoms including abdominal pain, weight loss, jaundice, and anorexia. We report a case of idiopathic granulomatous pancreatitis in a 56-year-old women whose clinical and radiographic findings were suggestive of pancreatic cancer.
