title: Xanthogranulomatous pancreatitis: a lesion that mimics pancreatic cancer.
abstract: Xanthogranulomatous pancreatitis (XGP) is an extremely rare entity. In most cases, XGP is preoperatively misdiagnosed as a pancreatic neoplasm. The pathogenesis is not well established. To our knowledge, only 15 cases have been reported in the English language literature. Surgical resection was performed before the histologic diagnosis in all published cases. We report the first case of XGP described in Spain, diagnosed by CT-guided biopsy, without requiring surgical resection, in a patient initially diagnosed as having a pancreatic neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: APARATO DIGESTIVO, HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI I POLITECNIC LA FE, España.
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Navarro Navarro
authors.affiliation: Medicina Digestiva, Hospital universitari i Politècnic La Fe, España.
authors.forename: Esteban
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sáez González
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe. Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ortuño
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000072700:Conservative Treatment; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed