Eosinophilic pancreatitis and increased eosinophils in the pancreas

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 334-342

  Abraham, Susan C ^a   Leach, Steven ^b   Yeo, Charles J ^b   Cameron, John L ^b   Murakata, Linda A ^c   Boitnott, John K ^b   Albores Saavedra, Jorge ^d   Hruban, Ralph H ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic pancreatitis; Eosinophils; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis; Pancreas; Pseudocyst

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL PANCREATITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; MAST CELL; MYOFIBROBLAST; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATITIS; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; SYSTEMIC MASTOCYTOSIS; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 0037371541     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200303000-00006     Document Type: Article

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