title: Autoimmune pancreatitis exhibiting multiple mass lesions.
abstract: Our case is a first report of autoimmune pancreatitis with multiple masses within the pancreas which was pathologically diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and treated by steroid. The masses disappeared by steroid therapy. Our case is informative to know that autoimmune pancreatitis sometimes exhibits multiple masses within the pancreas and to diagnose it without unnecessary surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiokawa
authors.forename: Yuzo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurita
authors.forename: Yugo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawai
authors.forename: Norimitsu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uza
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiba
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