@article{oai:soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp:00008072,
 author = {Fujinaga,  Yasunari and Kadoya,  Masumi and Kawa,  Shigeyuki and Hamano,  Hideaki and Ueda,  Kazuhiko and Momose,  Mitsuhiro and Kawakami,  Satoshi and Yamazaki,  Sachie and Hatta,  Tomoko and Sugiyama,  Yukiko},
 issue = {2},
 journal = {EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY},
 month = {Nov},
 note = {Purpose: Autoimmune pancreatitis is a unique form of chronic pancreatitis characterized by a variety of extra-pancreatic involvements which are frequently misdiagnosed as lesions of corresponding organs. The purpose of this study was to clarify the diagnostic imaging features of extra-pancreatic lesions associated with autoimmune pancreatitis. Materials and methods: We retrospectively analyzed diagnostic images of 90 patients with autoimmune pancreatitis who underwent computer-assisted tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and/or gallium-67 scintigraphy before steroid therapy was initiated. Results: AIP was frequently (92.2%) accompanied by a variety of extra-pancreatic lesions, including swelling of lachrymal and salivary gland lesions (47.5%), lung hilar lymphadenopathy (78.3%), a variety of lung lesions (51.2%), wall thickening of bile ducts (77.8%), peri-pancreatic or para-aortic lymphadenopathy (56.0%), retroperitoneal fibrosis (19.8%), a variety of renal lesions (14.4%), and mass lesions of the ligamentum teres (2.2%). Characteristic findings in CT and MRI included lymphadenopathies of the hilar, peri-pancreatic, and para-aortic regions; wall thickening of the bile duct; and soft tissue masses in the kidney, ureters, aorta, paravertebral region, ligamentum teres, and orbit. Conclusions: Recognition of the diagnostic features in the images of various involved organs will assist in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis and in differential diagnoses between autoimmune pancreatitis-associated extra-pancreatic lesions and lesions due to other pathologies., Article, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY. 76(2):228-238 (2010)},
 pages = {228--238},
 title = {Characteristic findings in images of extra-pancreatic lesions associated with autoimmune pancreatitis},
 volume = {76},
 year = {2010}
}