Pancreatic Masses: Not All of Them are Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Differential Diagnosis

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Kaynar L., Yurci A., Kurnaz F., Karadag M., ESER B., Soyuer I., ...Daha Fazla

TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI, cilt.30, sa.5, ss.1772-1776, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5336/medsci.2009-15805
  • Dergi Adı: TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1772-1776
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL) is a very rare tumor of the pancreas and can mimic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) clinically and radiographically. The rarity of PPL and its similarity to PAC can potentially lead to misdiagnosis of a minority of potentially curable patients. However, the management of PPL differs greatly from that of PAC. The most appropriate way of diagnosis in these patients is fine-needle aspiration biopsy before surgery. We report two cases with PPL presenting with a mass in the pancreas. One the patients was diagnosed after major open surgery and the other one was diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy.