PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Lucas Rudmik AU - Kiril Trpkov AU - Carla Nash AU - Susan Kinnear AU - Vincent Falck AU - John Dushinski AU - Elijah Dixon TI - Autoimmune pancreatitis associated with renal lesions mimicking metastatic tumours AID - 10.1503/cmaj.051668 DP - 2006 Aug 15 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 367--369 VI - 175 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/175/4/367.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/175/4/367.full SO - CMAJ2006 Aug 15; 175 AB - 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.