Peripancreatic Tuberculous Lymphadenitis Diagnosed via Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Aspiration and Polymerase Chain Reaction
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We performed endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) on a patient presenting with an asymptomatic peripancreatic mass-like lesion. The aspiration cytologic finding was class II. On positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), there were hot spots in the left supra-clavicular lymph node and the peripancreatic lesion. A whole biopsy of the left supra-clavicular lymph node revealed tuberculous lymphadenitis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using tissue obtained via EUS-FNA showed that the peripancreatic mass-like lesion was also positive for tuberculosis. We made a diagnosis of peripancreatic tuberculous lymphadenitis. In patients with enlarged lymph nodes, including those in the abdominal area, tuberculous lymphadenitis is a potential diagnosis.
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