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Tuberculous Celiac Axis Lymphadenopathy Mimicking Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasm - A Diagnostic Dilemma

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Cystic pancreatic neoplasms are tumors with malignant potential treated surgically. Isolated tuberculosis of celiac lymph nodes is rare, treatment of this entity being non-surgical. Radiological appearances of cystic pancreatic neoplasm and tuberculous peripancreatic lymph nodal mass is similar and difficult to differentiate. Here we present a case of mass lesion in the region of pancreatic head mimicking cystic pancreatic neoplasm which was actually abdominal tuberculous lymphadenopathy proven by biopsy.

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  1. Dept of surgical oncology, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India

    Vipin Goel, K. Shivakumar & B. Rajaram

  2. Dept of Radiology, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India

    Namitha Sinha & Isha Garg

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Goel, V., Shivakumar, K., Rajaram, B. et al. Tuberculous Celiac Axis Lymphadenopathy Mimicking Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasm - A Diagnostic Dilemma. Indian J Surg Oncol 5, 278–281 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-014-0320-9

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