Autoimmune Pancreatitis Exhibiting Multiple Mass Lesions

Our case is a first report of autoimmune pancreatitis with multiple masses within the pancreas which was pathologically diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and treated by steroid. The masses disappeared by steroid therapy. Our case is informative to know that autoimmune...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Shiokawa, Yuzo Kodama, Yukiko Hiramatsu, Akira Kurita, Yugo Sawai, Norimitsu Uza, Tomohiro Watanabe, Tsutomu Chiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331799