title: Tuberculous celiac axis lymphadenopathy mimicking cystic pancreatic neoplasm - a diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: Cystic pancreatic neoplasms are tumors with malignant potential treated surgically. Isolated tuberculosis of celiac lymph nodes is rare, treatment of this entity being non-surgical. Radiological appearances of cystic pancreatic neoplasm and tuberculous peripancreatic lymph nodal mass is similar and difficult to differentiate. Here we present a case of mass lesion in the region of pancreatic head mimicking cystic pancreatic neoplasm which was actually abdominal tuberculous lymphadenopathy proven by biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Dept of surgical oncology, St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Vipin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.affiliation: Dept of surgical oncology, St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shivakumar
authors.affiliation: Dept of surgical oncology, St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rajaram
authors.affiliation: Dept of Radiology, St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Namitha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: Dept of Radiology, St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Isha
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garg
keywords: Abdominal tuberculosis; Cystic pancreatic lesion; Pancreatic cystic neoplasms; Tuberculous lymphadenopathy