The pancreas and tuberculosis: a diagnostic challenge.
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Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-64954
ABSTRACT
Pancreatic tuberculosis is often mistaken for malignancy and can pose a diagnostic challenge. A high degree of suspicion is necessary to diagnose this condition which responds well to anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT). Fine-needle aspiration cytology helps to differentiate malignancy from treatable conditions like tuberculosis. Records of four patients treated for pancreatic tuberculosis between 1997 and 2006 were studied. All patients had a pancreatic mass which was suspected to be malignant at imaging. The diagnosis of tuberculosis was established by FNAC in one case and after laparotomy in one; two had tuberculosis of other systems. All showed good response to ATT which included resolution of the pancreatic mass over mean follow up of 2 years. We suggest that all inoperable masses of the pancreas should be subjected to FNAC to rule out treatable conditions like pancreatic tuberculosis.
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Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Maladies du pancréas
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Tumeurs du pancréas
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Tuberculose
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Humains
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Mâle
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Adulte
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Cytoponction
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Diagnostic différentiel
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Adulte d'âge moyen
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
langue:
Anglais
Année:
2008
Type:
Article
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