Inflammatory pseudotumour of the pancreas in a child

We describe a 4-year-old girl with an inflammatory pseudotumour of the panc reas, which was preceded by varicella-zoster infection. Inflammatory pseudo tumour may involve a variety of tissues, the lungs and liver being typical sites of predilection. Imaging and laboratory tests are nonspecific, and fo r this. reason the diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumour is rarely made pr ior to surgery. These benign but locally aggressive masses simulate maligna ncy in the majority of cases. Inflammatory pseudotumour should, therefore, be considered when a mass arises in an unusual location in the paediatric a ge group.