TY - JOUR AU - Thalis Christophides AU - Adam Frampton AU - Patrizia Cohen AU - Tamara Gall AU - Long Jiao AU - Nagy Habib AU - Madhava Pai PY - 2013/03/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Reactive Lymphoid Hyperplasia of the Pancreas: A Clinical Conundrum JF - JOP. Journal of the Pancreas JA - JOP VL - 14 IS - 2 SE - CASE REPORTS DO - 10.6092/1590-8577/1327 UR - http://www.serena.unina.it/index.php/jop/article/view/1327 AB - Context Localized reactive lymphoid hyperplasia is a rare condition characterized by the presence of lymphoid follicles. Case report We describe a case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with right upper quadrant pain and was found to have a reactive nodular hyperplasia of the pancreas involving the uncinate process, body and tail of the gland. Due to the multifocal distribution of these hypoechoic vascular lesions, a total pancreatectomy was performed since malignancy could not be safely excluded. Conclusion There have been a handful of cases reporting reactive lymphoid hyperplasia affecting the pancreas; however, it is uncommon to perform such a radical pancreatic resection for this benign condition.Image: Several hyperplastic lymphoid follicles. ER -