Autoimmune pancreatitis type 2: Mimicking pancreatic cancer

Autoimmune pancreatitis type 2: Mimicking pancreatic cancer

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare disease, which comprises two distinct forms of steroid response chronic pancreatitis. AIP type 2 with no association to IgG level and more confined to the pancreas makes it hard to differentiate with pancreatic cancer preoperatively. Here, we present two cases...

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Main Authors: Tien-An Lin, Tse-Ching Chen, Jeng-Hwei Tseng, Ta-Sen Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2020-01-01
Series:Formosan Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
autoimmune pancreatitis type 1
autoimmune pancreatitis type 2
pancreatic tumor
igg4 antibody
pancreatectomy
Online Access:http://www.e-fjs.org/article.asp?issn=1682-606X;year=2020;volume=53;issue=3;spage=113;epage=116;aulast=Lin

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http://www.e-fjs.org/article.asp?issn=1682-606X;year=2020;volume=53;issue=3;spage=113;epage=116;aulast=Lin

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