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Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas in a Patient With Sarcoidosis: A Rare Combination
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Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas in a Patient With Sarcoidosis: A Rare Combination

Ishani Shah, Harsh Mehta, Ava Anklesaria and Kambiz Kadkhodayan
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.12(5), p.e8340
05/28/2020
PMID: 32617215

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Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Oncology
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease that is characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas, predominantly involving the lung and lymph nodes. Over the years, sarcoidosis has been associated with a high risk of malignancy. Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas is an uncommon pancreatic tumor with a 15% malignant potential. Ours is an interesting case of a 34-year-old patient who was found to have a pancreatic mass and incidental mediastinal lymphadenopathy on imaging, initially raising concern for metastatic pancreatic cancer. However, she was later diagnosed to have an isolated solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas in association with concurrent sarcoidosis.
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