An IgG4-Related Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Greater Omentum.
10.3904/kjm.2013.84.3.400
- Author:
Dong Hyuk CHA
1
;
Cheol Woong CHOI
;
San KIM
;
Tae Ik PARK
;
Woo Sung JO
;
Hyung Wook KIM
;
Dae Hwan KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Yangsan, Korea. luckyace@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Inflammatory pseudotumor;
IgG4-related sclerosing disease
- MeSH:
Cholangitis, Sclerosing;
Granuloma, Plasma Cell;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin G;
Omentum;
Pancreatitis;
Plasma Cells;
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2013;84(3):400-404
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
IgG4-related sclerosing disease is a novel clinical disease entity characterized by an elevated serum IgG4 concentration and tissue infiltration by IgG4-positive plasma cells. Although this disease is a novel entity, it is not rare and is present in a proportion of patients with a wide variety of diseases, including autoimmune pancreatitis, sclerosing cholangitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, and inflammatory pseudotumor. Despite the effectiveness of steroid therapy, IgG4-related sclerosing disease is often misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor. Here, we report an inflammatory pseudotumor of the great omentum that was misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor and subject to surgical resection.
