• Singap Med J · Apr 2011

    Case Reports

    Autoimmune pancreatitis presenting as a pancreatic mass mimicking malignancy.

    • R S C Lo, R K Singh, A S Austin, and J G Freeman.
    • Digestive Diseases Centre, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3NE, UK. robertlo@doctors.org.uk
    • Singap Med J. 2011 Apr 1; 52 (4): e79-81.

    AbstractAutoimmune pancreatitis is a rare cause of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic mass. We describe a case of focal autoimmune pancreatitis in a 51-year-old man presenting with obstructive jaundice and pancreatic mass, mimicking malignancy. The immunological test was suggestive of autoimmune pancreatitis, and the patient responded well to a course of steroids, with complete resolution of the pancreatic mass. Autoimmune pancreatitis, therefore, must be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis of pancreatic mass. Recognition of this disease by its typical radiological and serological findings may help to avoid unnecessary surgical resection.

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