title: Symptomatic pancreatic sarcoidosis. Case report and review of literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. shukla_111@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Meenal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Muhammad F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Vajinder
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Toor
authors.forename: Jaspreet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Cleo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: 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