[Pancreatic involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis: a rare and difficult diagnosis].

Rev Med Interne

Service de médecine interne, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, hôpital Gabriel-Montpied, France.

Published: February 2006

Introduction: Pancreatic involvement in the course of wegener's granulomatosis is rarely reported.

Exegesis: We report a case presenting as a pancreatic tumorlike lesion. We also discuss six further cases from the medical literature. Two of them had a tumorlike lesion, three had acute pancreatitis and the last had exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

Conclusion: Treatment, association of corticoid and cyclophosphamide, is efficient if it is started quickly. So we think that this unusual manifestation of Wegener's granulomatosis should be recognized.

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