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Hepatic Sarcoidosis Complicated with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
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  • Kamesh Gupta, MD, Baystate Health
  • Tuyyab Hassan, MD, Baystate Health
  • Shahid Rizwan, MD, Baystate Health
  • Rahul Jawale, Baystate Health
  • David Desilets, MD, Baystate Health
Document Type
Article, Peer-reviewed
Publication Date
11-1-2019
Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic noncaseous granulomatous disease. The liver is a common location but usually asymptomatic. Current literature suggests an association between sarcoidosis and cancers. However, there is a lack of definite evidence. We present a case of a 59-year-old man with jaundice and acutely elevated alkaline phosphatase. The diagnosis was confirmed by obtaining a liver biopsy and was treated with 6 months of steroids. A year later, he had a recurrence of jaundice. MRCP showed biliary dilatation and a mass in the pancreatic head, confirmed by biopsy to be adenocarcinoma. This is the first case to be reported of hepatic sarcoidosis associated with pancreatic cancer.

PMID
31827951
Citation Information
Gupta K, Hassan T, Rizwan S, Hans B, Jawale R, Desilets D. Hepatic Sarcoidosis Complicated with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Case Reports Hepatol. 2019 Nov .