The Diagnostic Challenges of Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare but important differential diagnosis from pancreatic cancer. This autoimmune disease can mimic pancreatic cancer by its clinical symptoms, including weight loss and jaundice. Furthermore imaging findings may include a mass of the pancreas. Here we present the case o...

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Main Authors: Kata Papp, Eliane Angst, Stefan Seidel, Renata Flury-Frei, Franc Heinrich Hetzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/377623