title: Primary Pancreatic Head Tuberculosis: Great Masquerader of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis (TB) is considered an extremely rare condition, even in the developing countries. Most reported cases of pancreatic TB are diagnosed after exploratory laparotomy or autopsy. Pancreatic TB is a potential mimic of invasive pancreatic malignancy and the presence of vascular invasion does not distinguish one condition from the other. Every effort should be made for the earliest diagnosis of this condition as TB is a treatable condition and it avoids unnecessary management of pancreatic carcinoma. Here we report a rare case of primary pancreatic head TB in a 58-year-old male who presented with hypodense lesion in head of pancreas with double duct sign and portal vein invasion mimicking non-resectable pancreatic carcinoma.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors: Dhaval
authors: D
authors: Gupta
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors: Jatin
authors: J
authors: Patel
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors: Chetan
authors: C
authors: Rathi
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors: Meghraj
authors: M
authors: Ingle
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors: Prabha
authors: P
authors: Sawant
keywords: Endoscopic ultrasound; Pancreatic carcinoma; Pancreatic tuberculosis