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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology 2021; 04(02): 154-160
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1722813
Case Report

Mass Mimicking Autoimmune Pancreatitis—A Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

Diva S. Shah
1   Department of Radiology, HCG Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
,
Bharat Prajapati
2   GI Onco-Surgery Department, HCG Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
,
Kintan Sanghavi
3   Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Strand Life Science, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
,
Shubhda Kanhere
3   Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Strand Life Science, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
,
Jagdish Kothari
2   GI Onco-Surgery Department, HCG Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
,
Jignesh Dubal
4   Department of Radiology, HCG Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Abstract

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) consists of two clinically histologically distinct forms (type I and II) of chronic pancreatitis that are histologically different. These forms of AIP classically respond to oral steroids. The focal form of AIP resembles pancreatic carcinoma both clinically and radiologically and it is of utmost importance to make an early correct diagnosis between these two diseases in order to identify the optimal therapeutic strategy and to avoid unnecessary laparotomy or pancreatic resection in AIP patients. Here we report focal forms of type I and II AIP with clinical and imaging features closely mimicking pancreatic carcinoma.

Keywords

autoimmune pancreatitis - pancreatic cancer - pancreatic adenocarcinoma - mass mimicking autoimmune pancreatitis


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Article published online:
03 March 2021

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