TY - JOUR T1 - Autoimmune pancreatitis: A mimic of pancreatic cancer JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 607 LP - 615 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.09039 VL - 76 IS - 10 AU - Ryan Law AU - Mary Bronner AU - David Vogt AU - Tyler Stevens Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/10/607.abstract N2 - Autoimmune pancreatitis is an idiopathic inflammatory disease that produces pancreatic masses and ductal strictures. This benign disease resembles pancreatic carcinoma both clinically and radiographically. The diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis is challenging to make. However, accurate and timely diagnosis may preempt the misdiagnosis of cancer and decrease the number of unnecessary pancreatic resections. ER -