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ArticleSurgical case reports2025

Pancreatic Cancer Mimicking Relapse of Autoimmune Pancreatitis: Case Reports.

Hideaki Kojima, Minoru Kitago, Eisuke Iwasaki, Yohei Masugi, Yuta Abe, Yasushi Hasegawa, Shutaro Hori, Masayuki Tanaka, Yutaka Nakano, Motonori Edanami and 2 more

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Article in Surgical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Hideaki KojimaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Minoru KitagoDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Eisuke IwasakiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yohei MasugiDepartment of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuta AbeDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasushi HasegawaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Shutaro HoriDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Masayuki TanakaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yutaka NakanoDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Motonori EdanamiDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Akihisa UenoDepartment of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuko KitagawaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlthough pancreatic cancer rarely co-occurs with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), distinguishing between AIP relapse and pancreatic cancer remains difficult, potentially leading to delayed diagnosis. A recent nationwide survey in Japan indicated that pancreatic cancer underlies a significant proportion of cancer-related deaths among patients with AIP. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we present two cases of pancreatic cancer that initially mimicked AIP relapse.

conclusionsIn patients showing clinical or radiological worsening during AIP follow-up, repetitive diagnostic evaluations are warranted to facilitate the timely detection of underlying pancreatic cancer.

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autoimmune pancreatitischronic pancreatitisIgG4-related diseaseinflammationpancreatic cancer

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PMID40673001
PMCPMC12266837

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