ArticleCureus2025
The Great Mimicker: Pancreatic Tuberculosis Masquerading as a Pancreatic Neoplasm.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking pancreatic malignancy in a young male: a rare case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Pancreatic tuberculosis: A case report and review of literature.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Review
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- Pancreatic Tuberculosis Complicated With Duodenal Bulb Fistula Mimics Walled-Off Necrosis: A Case Report.Journal of digestive diseasesArticle
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Abstract
Pancreatic tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, often mimicking pancreatic cancer clinically and radiologically. We report a 26-year-old immunocompetent farmer from a tuberculosis-endemic area presenting with a two-month history of fever, night sweats, and significant weight loss. Although malignancy was suspected, contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen showed a complex lesion in the pancreatic body with central necrosis and an enlarged lymph node. Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography also revealed increased metabolic activity in the lesion. However, endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration produced caseous necrotic material, and cytology revealed necrotizing granulomas with multinucleated giant cells. Molecular testing identified
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