Context Pancreatic tuberculosis is an extremely rare clinical entity, despite the high
prevalence of tuberculosis worldwide. The pancreas is protected from direct environmental
exposure; therefore most cases of pancreatic tuberculosis arise from contiguous infection
from peri-pancreatic lymph nodes or rarely from hematogenous spread. Pancreatic
tuberculosis can present as a cystic or solid pancreatic mass mimicking pancreatic
malignancy. Diagnosing pancreatic tuberculosis is a clinical challenge and most cases are …

Context Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis is rare in the Western world. Its clinical presentation
often mimics pancreatic malignancy and the diagnosis is usually not suspected or confirmed
prior to laparotomy. Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology has
proved to be an excellent tool for the cytological diagnosis of pancreatic and peripancreatic
masses. However, this technique has not been reported for diagnosing pancreatic or
peripancreatic tuberculosis. Case report We describe a 57-year-old South Asian man with …