Symptomatic pancreatic sarcoidosis. Case report and review of literature.
BACKGROUND
Symptomatic pancreatic involvement in sarcoidosis is extremely rare. There are 25 reported cases of detected pancreatic sarcoidosis before death.


METHODS
We report the case of a male patient with a history of pulmonary sarcoidosis, who presented with clinical picture and CT scan findings suggestive of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic mass biopsy showed lesions consistent with sarcoidosis. Patient had excellent clinical response to steroids.


CONCLUSIONS
Pancreatic involvement is usually asymptomatic and discovered on autopsy. However, clinicians should be cognizant that sarcoidosis can present with symptomatic pancreatic mass, albeit rarely.
Shukla
Meenal
M
Department of Medicine, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. shukla_111@yahoo.com
Hassan
Muhammad F
MF
Toor
Vajinder
V
Kaur
Jaspreet
J
Solomon
Cleo
C
Cohen
Henry
H
D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed