IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-9-1-23651 Original Research Paper Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis masquerading as pancreatic cancer Jivani Dr. Birju Patel Dr. January 2020 9 1 01 02 ABSTRACT

Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis (TB) remains a rarity despite the high incidence of tuberculosis in many of the African and Asian countries. Presentation as discrete pancreatic mass often masquerades as pancreatic neoplasm and diagnosis may require histology. We report here a case of isolated pancreatic TB with pancreatic head mass mimicking neoplasm. The possibility of TB should be considered in the list of differential diagnoses of pancreatic mass and an endoscopic, ultrasound–guided biopsy might help to clinch the diagnosis of this potentially curable disease.