Sarcoidosis of the pancreas: case report and review of the literature.
Sarcoidosis involving the pancreas is rare. Patients can present with symptoms that mimic pancreatic cancer. We report a case of a male patient with clinical and radiographic findings suggestive of pancreatic cancer as the initial manifestation of sarcoidosis.
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Department of Surgery, St Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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Schaldenbrand
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Lampman
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D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed