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ArticleACG case reports journal2026

Not All Pancreatic Masses are Cancer: Pancreatic Tuberculosis Masquerading as Malignancy.

Ronald Blanco Montecino, Alvaro Cadillo Arbaiza, James Cutrell, Puneet Bajaj, Patricio Polanco, Anna Tavakkoli

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Ronald Blanco MontecinoDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital, CUNY School of Medicine, The City University of New York, Bronx, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9243-2039
Alvaro Cadillo ArbaizaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
James CutrellDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Puneet BajajDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Patricio PolancoDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Atrium Health Wake Forest, Charlotte, NC.
Anna TavakkoliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9921-9085

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Abstract

Pancreatic tuberculosis (TB) is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation that can mimic pancreatic cancer. We report a 61-year-old man presenting with epigastric discomfort, weight loss, elevated liver enzymes, elevated carbohydrate antigen 19-9, and a pancreatic mass causing biliary obstruction. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsies revealed granulomatous inflammation and necrosis. Autoimmune and fungal etiologies were excluded, and acid-fast stains were negative. Definitive diagnosis was achieved through 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing followed by detection of the

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case reportendoscopic ultrasoundgranulomatous inflammationpancreatic masspancreatic tuberculosis

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PMCPMC13574469

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