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Autoimmune Pancreatitis Exhibiting Multiple Mass Lesions

Masahiro Shiokawa, Yuzo Kodama, Yukiko Hiramatsu, Akira Kurita, Yugo Sawai, Norimitsu Uza, Tomohiro Watanabe, Tsutomu Chiba

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Our case is a first report of autoimmune pancreatitis with multiple masses within the pancreas which was pathologically diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and treated by steroid. The masses disappeared by steroid therapy. Our case is informative to know that autoimmune pancreatitis sometimes exhibits multiple masses within the pancreas and to diagnose it without unnecessary surgery.

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Our case is a first report of autoimmune pancreatitis with multiple masses within the pancreas which was pathologically diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and treated by steroid. The masses disappeared by steroid therapy. Our case is informative to know that autoimmune pancreatitis sometimes exhibits multiple masses within the pancreas and to diagnose it without unnecessary surgery.

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Our case is a first report of autoimmune pancreatitis with multiple masses within the pancreas which was pathologically diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and treated by steroid. The masses disappeared by steroid therapy. Our case is informative to know that autoimmune pancreatitis sometimes exhibits multiple masses within the pancreas and to diagnose it without unnecessary surgery.

Key concepts: Autoimmune pancreatitis, Medicine, Pancreatitis, Pancreas, Endoscopic ultrasound, Pancreatic mass, Radiology, Fine-needle aspiration

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