Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2003 Mar;26(3):177-181.

A Case of Idiopathic Granulomatous Pancreatitis

Affiliations
  • 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.

Keyword

Pancreas; Idiopathic granulomatous pancreatitis

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Anorexia
Berylliosis
Biopsy
Crohn Disease
Diagnosis
Female
Granuloma
Hodgkin Disease
Humans
Jaundice
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Middle Aged
Pancreas
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Pancreatitis*
Sarcoidosis
Tuberculosis
Weight Loss
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