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Autoimmune pancreatitis associated with renal lesions mimicking metastatic tumours

Lucas Rudmik, Kiril Trpkov, Carla Nash, Susan Kinnear, Vincent Falck, John Dushinski and Elijah Dixon

From the Departments of Surgery (Rudmik, Dixon), Internal Medicine (Nash, Kinnear), Pathology (Trpkov, Falck) and Urology (Dushinski), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Correspondence to: Elijah Dixon, University of Calgary, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29th St. NW, Calgary AB T2N 4N2; fax 403 283-1651; elijah.dixon{at}calgaryhealthregion.ca

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is often misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer. Since autoimmune pancreatitis is benign and responds to steroid management, it is important to diagnose it to avoid unnecessary surgical intervention. We describe a novel case of IgG4-associated autoimmune pancreatitis presenting with tubulointerstitial nephritis as renal lesions mimicking metastatic tumours but with no change in renal function.




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