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01-11-2014 | Case Report
Abdominal tuberculosis with periportal lymph node involvement mimicking pancreatic malignancy in an immunocompetent adolescent
Authors:
Yeoun Joo Lee, Jae-Yeon Hwang, Su-Eun Park, Yong-Woo Kim, Jun Woo Lee
Published in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Issue 11/2014
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Abstract
Abdominal tuberculosis manifesting as isolated lymphadenopathy is rare, particularly in children. Tuberculous involvement of the pancreatic head and peripancreatic area can simulate a neoplasm of the pancreatic head. To our knowledge, obstructive jaundice caused by tuberculous lymphadenopathy has not been reported in children or adolescents. Here we present radiologic findings in a case of tuberculous lymphadenopathy that mimicked malignancy of the pancreatic head and caused obstructive jaundice in an immunocompetent adolescent.