Abdominal tuberculosis with pancreatic head involvement mimicking pancreatic malignancy in a young man:A case report  

作　　者：Lei Ma Kun-Peng Wang Chong Jin 

机构地区：[1]Department of General Surgery,Taizhou Central hospital(Taizhou University Hospital),Taizhou 318000,Zhejiang Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2025年第18期46-52,共7页世界临床病例杂志(英文)

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Pancreatic tuberculosis(PTB)is a rare disease,even in immunocompetent hosts.Abdominal tuberculosis involving the pancreatic head and peripancreatic areas may simulate pancreatic head carcinoma.CASE SUMMARY We present the case of a 32-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital for intermittent epigastric pain and weight loss.A computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass in the head of the pancreas.The lesion was initially diagnosed as pancreatic head carcinoma on abdominal imaging.Laparotomy confirmed the diagnosis of PTB and the patient received antituberculosis therapy.CONCLUSION The present case is reported to emphasize the importance of including PTB in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic lesions.

关 键 词：Pancreatic tuberculosis Pancreatic head carcinoma Computed tomography LAPAROTOMY Case report 

分 类 号：R52[医药卫生—内科学]