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ArticleCase reports in gastroenterology

IgG4-Related Pseudotumors Mimicking Metastases in Liver and Lungs.

Hann Ziong Yueh, Kuan Kai Tung, Chun Fang Tung

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Article in Case reports in gastroenterology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hann Ziong YuehDepartment of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Kuan Kai TungDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chun Fang TungDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWChung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWTaichung Veterans General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 47-year-old man complained intermittent dull pain at the right upper quadrant abdomen and right neck swelling for 3 months. Blood tests revealed leukocytosis with mild eosinophilia. Computed tomography (CT) showed the presence of multiple nodules in the liver and both lung fields. Positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) scans found increased uptake at lymph nodes of the right neck, in the lung, liver, and prostate. The patient was diagnosed with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) based on the biopsy findings from the right neck lymph nodes, showing enriched IgG4-positive lymphoplasmacytic cells. It is often difficult to distinguish IgG4-RD from malignancy, especially in presentations with multiple pseudotumors. This case serves as a reminder that IgG4-RD should be considered in earlier diagnosis, since pseudotumors in multiple organs may imitate tumor metastases.

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Eosinophilic infiltrationIgG4-related diseaseLymphadenopathyMetastasisPseudotumor

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PMID33708065
PMCPMC7923703
OpenAlexW3131743507

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