Localized lymphoplasmacellular pancreatitis forming a pancreatic inflammatory pseudotumor.
Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs) of the pancreas are rare. To our knowledge, we report the first case of a pancreatic IPT composed of dense lymphocytic and plasmacellular infiltrates that histologically resembled a primary lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma of the pancreas. In addition, it is the first pancreatic IPT analyzed for latent Epstein-Barr virus, an agent implicated in the pathogenesis of IPTs of the liver and spleen.
Petter
L M
LM
Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA.
Martin
J K
JK
Menke
D M
DM
D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*