title: Pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking malignancy diagnosed with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration.
abstract: A female presented to the physician with a history of right upper quadrant pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan dem-onstrated a multi-loculated solid lesion in the head of the pancreas concerning for a primary malignancy. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of the lesion was performed and cytology revealed no evidence of malignancy. The acid-fast bacilli culture was found to be positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and pancreatic tuberculosis was diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine1, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Devi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine1, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Loren
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine1, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine1, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Ali A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
keywords: endosonography; fine needle aspiration; tuberculosis