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Endosonography of chronic pancreatitis in the head (A), body (B) and tail (C) of the pancreas in the same patient. Chronic pancreatitis can present as a mass simulating pancreatic cancer. Conversely, calcification and lobulation in chronic pancreatitis can conceal a malignant lesion.