IgG4-Related Systemic Disease Can Be Easily Mistaken as a Uroepithelial Tumor / 전남의대학술지
Chonnam Medical Journal
; : 39-42, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-133647
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ABSTRACT
Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a newly recognized systemic syndrome characterized by elevated serum IgG4 concentrations and tumefaction or tissue infiltration by IgG4-positive plasma cells. We experienced a case of IgG4-RD involving multiple organs in a 64-year-old female who was referred for a suspected uroepithelial tumor. A mass biopsy confirmed dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltration with an increased number of IgG4-positive plasma cells. We discuss this case and review the literature to bring IgG4-RD to the attention to clinicians because it responds dramatically well to steroid therapy and should be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis to avoid unnecessary surgery.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Plasma Cells
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Sclerosis
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Biopsy
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulins
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Unnecessary Procedures
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Kidney
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Chonnam Medical Journal
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article