1. Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis: a case report and radiological comparison with cystic pancreatic lesions
- Author
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Philip E. Tarr, Helmut Rasch, Anna L. Falkowski, Judith Graber, and Horst G. Haack
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,Tuberculosis ,Diagnosis, Differential ,General Radiology ,Cystadenoma, Mucinous ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color ,Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration ,Mucinous cystadenoma ,Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm ,business.industry ,Pancreatic Diseases ,Mycobacterium tuberculosis ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Pancreatic Neoplasms ,Serous fluid ,Pancreatic tuberculosis ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Radiological weapon ,Radiology ,Pancreatic Cyst ,Pancreas ,business ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed - Abstract
Pancreatic tuberculosis is rare and can occur in the absence of evidence of tuberculosis elsewhere in the body. Here we review the radiological appearance of pancreatic tuberculosis and compare it with other cystic pancreatic lesions, including common lesions (pseudocysts, serous or mucinous cystadenomas, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm) and rare lesions such as solid pseudopapillary tumors, etc. Their typical localizations within the pancreas and their malignant potential are presented. Knowledge of these can assist radiologists and clinicians in selecting the best approach towards making the correct diagnosis.
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- 2013