Pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking pancreatic carcinoma: Series of three cases

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1317-1319

  Tan, Ker Kan ^a   Chen, Kenneth ^a   Liau, Kui Hin ^a   Ho, Choon Kiat ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Endoscopic ultrasound; Fine needle aspiration; Mimic; Pancreas; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TUBERCULOSIS, ENDOCRINE;

EID: 70350141238     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32832bab73     Document Type: Article

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