Localized autoimmune pancreatitis mimicking pancreatic cancer: Case report and literature review
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AP) is a rare autoimmune pancreatic manifestation of systemic immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related sclerosing disease. Distinguishing between AP and pancreatic cancer is crucial because the clinical courses, treatments, and prognoses of these two disease entities are quite diffe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-04-01
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Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060517742303 |