Autoimmune Pancreatitis after a Seven-Year History of Suspicious Pancreatic Cancer

Autoimmune Pancreatitis after a Seven-Year History of Suspicious Pancreatic Cancer

In this case report, we present a case of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) diagnosis in a patient after a 7-year history of suspicious pancreatic cancer. Kim’s and Japanese criteria were used to diagnose AIP. Our case avoided undesirable invasive procedures and recovered thanks to the proper diagnosis...

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Main Authors: Erhan Ergin, Nevin Oruc, Ömer Özütemiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
autoimmune pancreatitis
pancreatic cancer
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/511286
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spelling doaj-c7f0e104e5e349a191dbd319363146b62021-03-11T15:12:38ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312021-02-0115119520110.1159/000511286511286Autoimmune Pancreatitis after a Seven-Year History of Suspicious Pancreatic CancerErhan ErginNevin OrucÖmer ÖzütemizIn this case report, we present a case of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) diagnosis in a patient after a 7-year history of suspicious pancreatic cancer. Kim’s and Japanese criteria were used to diagnose AIP. Our case avoided undesirable invasive procedures and recovered thanks to the proper diagnosis and timely treatment with prednisone. Early and accurate diagnosis of AIP, in this case, had a significant impact on the treatment and prognosis process.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/511286autoimmune pancreatitispancreatic cancer
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author Erhan Ergin
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Ömer Özütemiz
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Nevin Oruc
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Autoimmune Pancreatitis after a Seven-Year History of Suspicious Pancreatic Cancer
Case Reports in Gastroenterology
autoimmune pancreatitis
pancreatic cancer
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Nevin Oruc
Ömer Özütemiz
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title Autoimmune Pancreatitis after a Seven-Year History of Suspicious Pancreatic Cancer
title_short Autoimmune Pancreatitis after a Seven-Year History of Suspicious Pancreatic Cancer
title_full Autoimmune Pancreatitis after a Seven-Year History of Suspicious Pancreatic Cancer
title_fullStr Autoimmune Pancreatitis after a Seven-Year History of Suspicious Pancreatic Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Autoimmune Pancreatitis after a Seven-Year History of Suspicious Pancreatic Cancer
title_sort autoimmune pancreatitis after a seven-year history of suspicious pancreatic cancer
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn 1662-0631
publishDate 2021-02-01
description In this case report, we present a case of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) diagnosis in a patient after a 7-year history of suspicious pancreatic cancer. Kim’s and Japanese criteria were used to diagnose AIP. Our case avoided undesirable invasive procedures and recovered thanks to the proper diagnosis and timely treatment with prednisone. Early and accurate diagnosis of AIP, in this case, had a significant impact on the treatment and prognosis process.
topic autoimmune pancreatitis
pancreatic cancer
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/511286
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