Auto-immune chronic pancreatitis is a rare variant of chronic pancreatitis that can be misdiagnosed as a pancreas cancer. We report the case of a 19-year-old male with acute symptoms and focal enlargement of pancreas mimicking carcinoma. imaging, especially MRI, and laboratory findings were helpful to establish the diagnosis and avoid an inappropriate surgical resection.
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Kansai Med Univ, Dept Internal Med 3, Div Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Moriguchi, Osaka 5708507, JapanKansai Med Univ, Dept Internal Med 3, Div Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Moriguchi, Osaka 5708507, Japan
Okazaki, K
Uchida, K
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Kansai Med Univ, Dept Internal Med 3, Div Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Moriguchi, Osaka 5708507, JapanKansai Med Univ, Dept Internal Med 3, Div Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Moriguchi, Osaka 5708507, Japan
Uchida, K
Matsushita, M
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Kansai Med Univ, Dept Internal Med 3, Div Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Moriguchi, Osaka 5708507, JapanKansai Med Univ, Dept Internal Med 3, Div Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Moriguchi, Osaka 5708507, Japan
Matsushita, M
Takaoka, M
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