Distinguishing Pancreatic Cancer from Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 91 - 97
Published: Mar 12, 2010
Abstract
Both autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and pancreatic cancer frequently present with obstructive jaundice. However, AIP is a rare disease and its diagnosis carries vastly different therapeutic and prognostic implications compared with that of pancreatic cancer. The clinical challenge is to distinguish AIP from pancreatic cancer, because the price of misdiagnosis can be heavy. Recently, two strategies for differentiating AIP from pancreatic cancer...
Paper Details
Title
Distinguishing Pancreatic Cancer from Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Published Date
Mar 12, 2010
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
91 - 97
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