[Pancreatic tail tumor as an unusual first manifestation of Wegener's disease].
A fifty-year-old, previously healthy woman presented with abdominal pain and weight loss. Diagnostic work-up revealed a mass in the tail of the pancreas with the appearance of a pancreatic carcinoma. Partial pancreatectomy was performed. Postoperatively, the patient's kidney function deteriorated. Pathohistological examination of the resected tissue showed a granulomatous vasculitis but no maligant tumor. Renal biopsy revealed a rapid progressive glomerulonephritis. Positive C-ANCA screening confirmed the diagnosis of Wegener's disease and an immunosuppressive therapy was established. This case demonstrates the difficult management of a potentially benign pancreatic mass, as reliable discrimination from pancreatic adenocarcinoma is not always possible.
Christl
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II. Medizinische Abteilung, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Harburg, Hamburg. stefan.christl@gmx.de
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D015431:Weight Loss