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30 May 2021: Articles

Systemic IgG4-Related Disease Masquerading as Cholangiocarcinoma: A Case Report Underscoring the Importance of Medical History

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Benjamin P.M. Gummlich A , Philipp Ströbel B , Ali Seif Amir Hosseini B , Albrecht Neesse D , Volker Ellenrieder D , Harald Schwörer A*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930729

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930729

Figure 3C. Parotid tumor and enlarged lymph nodes 13 months before the diagnosis of immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-related disease. Low-power magnification shows (a) an enlarged lymph node with increased numbers of lymphoid follicles and (b) the parotid gland with an encapsulated cystic tumor (HE, ×10). The lymphoid follicles (c) in the lymph node show increased numbers of plasma cells (inset), especially at the border between the germinal center and mantle zone (HE, ×200). (d) The parotid tumor was a so-called cystadenolymphoma (Warthin tumor), also with increased numbers of plasma cells (not shown) (HE, ×200). Immunohistochemistry again shows significantly increased numbers of IgG4-positive plasma cells (e) relative to IgG-positive forms (f) (immunoperoxidase, ×200).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923