TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis with splenic tuberculosis mimicking lymphoma malignum
T2 - A case report
AU - Matondang, Sahat Basana Romanti Ezer
AU - Wibowo, Taufik Agung
AU - Hilmy, Ibrahim Abubakar
AU - Siregar, Trifonia Pingkan
AU - Yonathan, I. Wayan Murna
N1 - Funding Information:
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Tuberculosis is an endemic disease in certain parts of the world. This disease typically presents in the lungs, but it may also appear within the abdomen, such as in the pancreas. There can be challenges in diagnosing isolated pancreatic tuberculosis as it may mimic other diseases radiologically. We present a 33-year-old female with intermittent abdominal pain and weight loss. Chest x-rays showed normal findings while noncontrast abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a solid cystic mass in the pancreas and in the spleen. Contrast-enhanced CT showed an inhomogeneous cystic mass in the body and tail of the pancreas with peripheral rim enhancement. A laparotomy procedure was performed, and tuberculosis was confirmed histopathologically. In this case report, we highlight the challenging nature of diagnosing isolated pancreatic and splenic tuberculosis due to its presentation, which is similar to other neoplastic processes.
AB - Tuberculosis is an endemic disease in certain parts of the world. This disease typically presents in the lungs, but it may also appear within the abdomen, such as in the pancreas. There can be challenges in diagnosing isolated pancreatic tuberculosis as it may mimic other diseases radiologically. We present a 33-year-old female with intermittent abdominal pain and weight loss. Chest x-rays showed normal findings while noncontrast abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a solid cystic mass in the pancreas and in the spleen. Contrast-enhanced CT showed an inhomogeneous cystic mass in the body and tail of the pancreas with peripheral rim enhancement. A laparotomy procedure was performed, and tuberculosis was confirmed histopathologically. In this case report, we highlight the challenging nature of diagnosing isolated pancreatic and splenic tuberculosis due to its presentation, which is similar to other neoplastic processes.
KW - Abdominal tuberculosis
KW - CT scan
KW - Lymphoma
KW - Pancreatic tuberculosis
KW - Splenic tuberculosis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.105
DO - 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.105
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85150457557
SN - 1930-0433
VL - 18
SP - 1775
EP - 1778
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
IS - 5
ER -
