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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2019; 07(02): E151-E154
DOI: 10.1055/a-0806-7099
Case report
Owner and Copyright © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019

A rare non-oncological pancreatic mass: eosinophilic pancreatitis diagnosis through EUS-FNA

Diogo Turiani Hourneaux De Moura
1   Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Endoscopic Unit, Gastrointestinal Department, São Paulo, Brazil
,
Rodrigo Silva de Paula Rocha
1   Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Endoscopic Unit, Gastrointestinal Department, São Paulo, Brazil
,
José Jukemura
1   Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Endoscopic Unit, Gastrointestinal Department, São Paulo, Brazil
,
Vitor Ottoboni Brunaldi
1   Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Endoscopic Unit, Gastrointestinal Department, São Paulo, Brazil
,
Hugo Gonçalo Guedes
1   Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Endoscopic Unit, Gastrointestinal Department, São Paulo, Brazil
,
Franz Robert Apodaca Torrez
2   Hospital São Paulo da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, São Paulo, Brazil
,
Igor Braga Ribeiro
1   Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Endoscopic Unit, Gastrointestinal Department, São Paulo, Brazil
,
Andres Gelrud
3   Gastro Health and Baptist Health South Florida's Miami Cancer Institute, Florida, United States
,
Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux De Moura
1   Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Endoscopic Unit, Gastrointestinal Department, São Paulo, Brazil
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submitted 14 June 2018

accepted after revision 02 September 2018

Publication Date:
18 January 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Background and study aims Eosinophilic pancreatitis (EP) is a rare etiology of chronic pancreatitis, and few cases have been reported. It is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the pancreas and elevated IgE levels. EP is difficult to distinguish from pancreatic cancer based on clinical symptoms and auxiliary exams. We present a case of EP and debate the routine performance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for resectable pancreatic mass.

 

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