Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	3545
Country	India

Received	2013-05-05 17:20
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Category	Medicine, General & Internal
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of isolated pancreatic tuberculosis: A case report
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Nikhil Sonthalia, Sayantan Ray, Partha Pal, Avishek Saha and Arunansu Talukdar
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Corresponding Author	Dr. Sayantan Ray, Department of General Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, 24, Gorachand Road, Kolkata 700014, West Bengal, India. sayantan.ray30@gmail.com
Key Words	Pancreatic tuberculosis; Pancreatic mass; Pre-operative diagnosis; Computed tomography; Fine needle aspiration; Antituberculous drugs
Core Tip	Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis is rare, even in countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis. Pancreatic tuberculosis (TB) is more frequently associated with miliary TB or widely disseminated disease. Pancreatic tuberculosis most commonly presents as a solitary lesion with multiple cystic components. The most important differential diagnosis includes pancreatic malignancy. Majority of the cases are diagnosed after surgical exploration for presumed pancreatic malignancy and pre-operative diagnosis is quite difficult. In the present study, we describe a rare case of isolated pancreatic TB in a 24-year-old man, presented with pancreatic mass lesion in an immunocompetent host. Diagnosis was made by contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) and fine needle aspiration of the pancreatic mass revealed acid-fast bacilli. The case was treated successfully with antituberculous drugs. Pancreatic tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a pancreatic mass when the patient is young, residing in the endemic zone of tuberculosis.
Publish Date	2013-08-07 10:29
Citation	Sonthalia N, Ray S, Pal P, Saha A, Talukdar A. Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of isolated pancreatic tuberculosis: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2013; 1(5): 181-186
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v1/i5/181.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v1.i5.181

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