ORBi: Servais Anne-Marie - Autoimmune Pancreatitis Mimicking Cancer of the Head of Pancreas: Report of Two Cases

Reference : Autoimmune Pancreatitis Mimicking Cancer of the Head of Pancreas: Report of Two Cases


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Human health sciences : Endocrinology, metabolism & nutrition Human health sciences : Oncology Human health sciences : Gastroenterology & hepatology Human health sciences : Surgery
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/1187

Title :	Autoimmune Pancreatitis Mimicking Cancer of the Head of Pancreas: Report of Two Cases
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Servais, Anne-Marie [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Administration des patients - Inscription policliniques >]
	Pestieau, Sophie R [> > > >]
	Detry, Olivier [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Chirurgie abdominale- endocrinienne et de transplantation >]
	Honore, Pierre [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Chirurgie abdominale- endocrinienne et de transplantation >]
	Belaiche, Jacques [Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences cliniques > Hépato-gastroentérologie ]
	Boniver, Jacques [Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques ]
	Jacquet, Nicolas [Université de Liège - ULg > > > >]
Publication date :	2001
Journal title :	Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica
Volume :	64
Issue/season :	2, Apr-Jun
Pages :	227-30
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi)
Audience :	National
	International
ISSN :	0001-5644
Keywords :	[en] surgery ; pancreas ; cancer
Abstract :	[en] Autoimmune pancreatitis has been characterised in 1995, but only a few cases have been published since then, most of them from Japan. This report describes the cases of two Belgian male patients who presented with isolated obstructive jaundice. Radiological imaging studies were highly suggestive of carcinoma of the head of pancreas and both patients underwent uneventful cephalic pancreaticoduodenectomy with portal vein resection. Pathological analysis of the removed tissues suggested an autoimmune process in both cases. Both patients had hyper-gammaglobulinemia and antinuclear antibodies, but failed to show evidence of any other autoimmune disease or cause of chronic pancreatitis. In both cases final diagnosis was autoimmune pancreatitis. Preoperative clinical suspicion of this diagnosis is mandatory and may avoid unnecessary surgery in future cases.
Target :	Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/1187

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