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Pancreatic Tuberculosis Mimicking Malignancy Diagnosed with Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle AspirationDOI: 10.7178/eus.04.007 Keywords: endosonography,fine needle aspiration,tuberculosis Abstract: 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.
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