Immunoglobulin G4-Related Sclerosing Disease Involving the Urethra: Case Report.
10.3348/kjr.2012.13.6.803
- Author:
Jin Woo CHOI
1
;
Sang Youn KIM
;
Kyung Chul MOON
;
Jeong Yeon CHO
;
Seung Hyup KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul 110-744, Korea. iwishluv@empas.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing disease;
Inflammatory pseudotumor;
Urethra;
IgG4
- MeSH:
Aged;
Autoimmune Diseases/diagnosis;
Female;
Granuloma, Plasma Cell/*diagnosis;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin G/*immunology;
Pancreatitis/diagnosis/immunology;
Sclerosis;
Urethral Diseases/*diagnosis/immunology
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2012;13(6):803-807
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related sclerosing disease is a systemic disease characterized by extensive IgG4-positive plasma cells and T-lymphocyte infiltration in various organs. We described the imaging findings of an IgG4-related inflammatory pseudotumor in the urethra. The urethral mass showed isoattenuation on unenhanced CT images, delayed enhancement on enhanced CT images, iso- to slight hyper-intensity on T1 and T2 weighted magnetic resonance images, diffusion restriction on diffusion weighted images, and heterogeneously low echogeneity on ultrasonography.
