Abstract:

Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystem disease, characterized by the presence of noncaseating epithelioid granulomas. The commonest site of affection are the lungs and the the intrathoracic lymph nodes, seen in 90 % of the patients (1). Involvement of intraabdominal viscera is less frequent, it may mimic more common infectious or neoplastic disease. We present a case of a 67-year old white woman with isolated abdominal lymphadenomegaly (LAM), with no evidence for gastrointestinal malignancy, who underwent a laparotomy to exclude pancreatic neoplasm or lymphoma. Final diagnosis of abdominal sarcoidosis was obtained after pathological examination.