Pancreatic sarcoidosis: A case report and literature review.
Rui Li, Chenghua Zhu, Nan Gao, Qian Liu, Qiang Du
Author Information
Rui Li: Department of Nanjing Medical University Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu, China.
Chenghua Zhu: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Pukou Hospital of Chinese Medicine affiliated to China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Nan Gao: Department of Nanjing Medical University Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu, China.
Qian Liu: Department of Nanjing Medical University Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu, China.
Qiang Du: Department of Nanjing Medical University Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu, China. ORCID
RATIONALE: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease of unknown etiology that usually involves the lungs and hilar lymph nodes and rarely involves the digestive system other than the liver. PATIENT CONCERNS: A woman with no medical history presented with 2 pulmonary nodules and a pancreatic mass on chest computed tomography (CT) because of sputum production and shortness of breath. DIAGNOSES: Ultrasound bronchoscopy and pathology showed pulmonary sarcoidosis. INTERVENTIONS: Oral prednisone acetate. OUTCOMES: In the following year of follow-up, the pancreatic, lung and mediastinal lesions were significantly reduced. LESSONS: Corticosteroid therapy may therefore constitute a different kind of diagnosis.
