Autoimmune Pancreatitis Exhibiting Multiple Mass Lesions

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
Subjects:
Autoimmune pancreatitis
Pancreatic cancer
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration
IgG4
Mass forming
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331799
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spelling doaj-395488dbcb7645f2992322f63edd589a2020-11-24T22:14:43ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312011-09-015352853310.1159/000331799331799Autoimmune Pancreatitis Exhibiting Multiple Mass LesionsMasahiro ShiokawaYuzo KodamaYukiko HiramatsuAkira KuritaYugo SawaiNorimitsu UzaTomohiro WatanabeTsutomu ChibaOur 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 pancreatitis sometimes exhibits multiple masses within the pancreas and to diagnose it without unnecessary surgery.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331799Autoimmune pancreatitisPancreatic cancerEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirationIgG4Mass forming
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author Masahiro Shiokawa
Yuzo Kodama
Yukiko Hiramatsu
Akira Kurita
Yugo Sawai
Norimitsu Uza
Tomohiro Watanabe
Tsutomu Chiba
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Yuzo Kodama
Yukiko Hiramatsu
Akira Kurita
Yugo Sawai
Norimitsu Uza
Tomohiro Watanabe
Tsutomu Chiba
Autoimmune Pancreatitis Exhibiting Multiple Mass Lesions
Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Autoimmune pancreatitis
Pancreatic cancer
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration
IgG4
Mass forming
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Yuzo Kodama
Yukiko Hiramatsu
Akira Kurita
Yugo Sawai
Norimitsu Uza
Tomohiro Watanabe
Tsutomu Chiba
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title Autoimmune Pancreatitis Exhibiting Multiple Mass Lesions
title_short Autoimmune Pancreatitis Exhibiting Multiple Mass Lesions
title_full Autoimmune Pancreatitis Exhibiting Multiple Mass Lesions
title_fullStr Autoimmune Pancreatitis Exhibiting Multiple Mass Lesions
title_full_unstemmed Autoimmune Pancreatitis Exhibiting Multiple Mass Lesions
title_sort autoimmune pancreatitis exhibiting multiple mass lesions
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn 1662-0631
publishDate 2011-09-01
description 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 pancreatitis sometimes exhibits multiple masses within the pancreas and to diagnose it without unnecessary surgery.
topic Autoimmune pancreatitis
Pancreatic cancer
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration
IgG4
Mass forming
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331799
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