Pancreatic tuberculosis: An elusive diagnosis

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Background: Pancreatic tuberculosis is a rare disease. Its presenting features are usually vague and non-specific, while the radiological features mimic pancreatic malignancy in many cases and pancreatitis in others. Ultrasound- or CT-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or biopsy may show caseating granulomatous inflammation but microbiological confirmation may not always be possible. Laparotomy may be required if other investigations prove inconclusive. The response to treatment is good. Case outlines: We report two young men with pancreatic tuberculosis. The diagnosis was obtained by FNAC in one and laparotomy in the other. Each patient responded to anti-tubercukais chemotherapy and is now asymptomatic. Conclusion: Tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an obscure pancreatic mass, and the condition is readily curable.

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Pramesh, C. S., Heroor, A. A., Gupta, S. G., Krishnamurthy, S., Shukla, P. J., Jagannath, P., & DeSouza, L. J. (2003). Pancreatic tuberculosis: An elusive diagnosis. HPB, 5(1), 43–45. https://doi.org/10.1080/13651820310003557

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