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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2019; 11(12): 443-448
Published online Dec 27, 2019. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i12.443
Published online Dec 27, 2019. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i12.443
Early pancreatic cancer in IgG4-related pancreatic mass: A case report
Juan Glinka, Francisco Calderón, Martín de Santibañes, Eduardo de Santibañes, Department of General Surgery, Hepato-bilio-pancreatic Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1181ACH, Argentina
Sung Ho Hyon, Department of General Surgery, Image Guided Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1181ACH, Argentina
Adrián Gadano, Hepatology Section, Hospital Italiano Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1181ACH, Argentina
Eduardo Mullen, Melina Pol, Department of Surgical Pathology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1181ACH, Argentina
Juan Spina, Department of Radiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1181ACH, Argentina
Author contributions: Glinka J and Calderón F designed the report; Calderón F collected the patient’s clinical data; Spina J, Mullen E and Pol M provided relevant figures; Glinka J, Calderón F, Hyon SH, Gadano A, de Santibañes M and de Santibañes E analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
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Corresponding author: Juan Glinka, MD, Attending Doctor, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Hepato-bilio-pancreatic Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan D. Perón 4190, Buenos Aires C1181ACH, Argentina. juan.glinka@hospitalitaliano.org.ar
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Received: August 23, 2019
Peer-review started: August 23, 2019
First decision: September 13, 2019
Revised: September 18, 2019
Accepted: November 7, 2019
Article in press: November 7, 2019
Published online: December 27, 2019
Processing time: 108 Days and 16.6 Hours
Peer-review started: August 23, 2019
First decision: September 13, 2019
Revised: September 18, 2019
Accepted: November 7, 2019
Article in press: November 7, 2019
Published online: December 27, 2019
Processing time: 108 Days and 16.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Until today, the relationship between autoimmune pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer was not clear, and there are no studies in this regard. We are reporting a very unusual cause of pancreatic cancer triggered in a previously unknown IgG4-related disease and conducted an up-to-date literature review.