RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Autoimmune pancreatitis: A mimic of pancreatic cancer
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 607
OP 615
DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.09039
VO 76
IS 10
A1 Ryan Law
A1 Mary Bronner
A1 David Vogt
A1 Tyler Stevens
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/10/607.abstract
AB 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.