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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2025

An Atypical Cystic Renal Mass in a Patient with IgG4-Related Kidney Disease.

Chisato Minezaki, Hiroki Uchida, Kouhei Todaka, Nobuchika Koumatsu, Jun Okita, Akiko Kudo, Takeshi Nakata, Akihiro Fukuda, Naoya Fukunaga, Noriko Uesugi and 1 more

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Chisato MinezakiDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan.
Hiroki UchidaDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan.
Kouhei TodakaDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan.
Nobuchika KoumatsuDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan.
Jun OkitaDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan.
Akiko KudoDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan.
Takeshi NakataDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan.
Akihiro FukudaDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan.
Naoya FukunagaDepartment of Nephrology, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Japan.
Noriko UesugiDepartment of Pathology, Fukuoka University of Medicine, Japan.
Hirotaka ShibataDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan.

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Abstract

We herein report a case of IgG4-related kidney disease (IgG4-RKD) with an atypical cystic renal mass in a 73-year-old man. Computed tomography revealed diffuse renal enlargement and a cystic mass in the left kidney. Blood tests revealed elevated IgG and IgG4 levels. A renal biopsy led to the IgG4-RKD diagnosis. The cystic mass was deemed to be benign based on the clinical, imaging, and ultrasonography findings. No malignancy or abscess formation was noted. Both the renal function and IgG4 levels improved after steroid treatment; moreover, the mass shrunk, suggesting an IgG4-RKD etiology. Cystic renal masses with capsule formation should be considered in patients presenting with IgG4-RKD.

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Immunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseaseKidney DiseasesKidney Diseases, CysticAgedHumansMaleTomography, X-Ray ComputedImmunoglobulin Gcystic renal massIgG4IgG4-related diseaseIgG4-related kidney diseasetubulointerstitial injury

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PMCPMC12508648

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