title: Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia of the pancreas: a clinical conundrum.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Localized reactive lymphoid hyperplasia is a rare condition characterized by the presence of lymphoid follicles.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with right upper quadrant pain and was found to have a reactive nodular hyperplasia of the pancreas involving the uncinate process, body and tail of the gland. Due to the multifocal distribution of these hypoechoic vascular lesions, a total pancreatectomy was performed since malignancy could not be safely excluded.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There have been a handful of cases reporting reactive lymphoid hyperplasia affecting the pancreas; however, it is uncommon to perform such a radical pancreatic resection for this benign condition.
authors.affiliation: HPB Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital campus, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Thalis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Christophides
authors.forename: Adam E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Frampton
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Tamara M H
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Gall
authors.forename: Long R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Nagy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Habib
authors.forename: Madhava
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019310:Pseudolymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery