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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2025

Coexistence of IgG4-Related Disease and Renal Anastomosing Hemangioma: A Rare Diagnostic Challenge.

Yo Mizuta, Shunichi Fujita, Masatomo Yamada, Masakatsu Ikeda, Yuka Koide, Sumie Hiramatsu-Asano, Kazuhiro Komi, Hirotake Nishimura, Yoshitaka Morita, Kazuhisa Nakano

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Yo MizutaDepartment of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
Shunichi FujitaDepartment of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
Masatomo YamadaDepartment of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
Masakatsu IkedaDepartment of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
Yuka KoideDepartment of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
Sumie Hiramatsu-AsanoDepartment of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
Kazuhiro KomiDepartment of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
Hirotake NishimuraDepartment of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
Yoshitaka MoritaDepartment of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
Kazuhisa NakanoDepartment of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.

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Abstract

IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD) is a chronic inflammatory condition that can mimic malignancies. This report describes an 83-year-old male diagnosed with IgG4RD, in whom a left kidney mass was incidentally discovered. Despite glucocorticoid treatment for IgG4RD, the mass did not shrink, and imaging could not exclude malignancy, prompting surgical resection. Pathological examination revealed a rare benign tumor, renal anastomosing hemangioma (AH) with numerous IgG4-positive cells surrounding it. This case raises the possibility that chronic interstitial inflammation associated with IgG4RD may contribute to the development of renal AH, underscoring the need for further research with additional cases to better understand this relationship.

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HemangiomaImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseaseKidney NeoplasmsAged, 80 and overDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleImmunoglobulin Ganastomosing hemangiomaend-stage renal diseaseIgG4RD-related kidney disease (IgG4RKD)IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD)kidney massrenal malignancy

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