%0 Journal Article
%T Pancreatic Tuberculosis Mimicking Malignancy Diagnosed with Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
%A Devi Patel
%A David Loren
%A Thomas Kowalski
%A Ali A. Siddiqui
%J Endoscopic Ultrasound
%@ 2226-7190
%D 2013
%R 10.7178/eus.04.007
%X A female presented to the physician with a history of right upper quadrant pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrateda multi-loculated solid lesion in the head of the pancreas concerning for a primary malignancy. Endoscopic ultrasoundguidedfine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of the lesion was performed and cytology revealed no evidence of malignancy. The acidfastbacilli culture was found to be positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and pancreatic tuberculosis was diagnosed.
%K endosonography
%K fine needle aspiration
%K tuberculosis
%U http://www.eusjournal.com/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=20130107