Pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking malignancy diagnosed with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

胰腺结核酷似恶性肿瘤,通过内镜超声引导下细针穿刺活检确诊

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Abstract

A female presented to the physician with a history of right upper quadrant pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan dem-onstrated a multi-loculated solid lesion in the head of the pancreas concerning for a primary malignancy. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of the lesion was performed and cytology revealed no evidence of malignancy. The acid-fast bacilli culture was found to be positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and pancreatic tuberculosis was diagnosed.

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