A clinicopathologic study of immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing disease of the thoracic aorta

ObjectiveImmunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing disease (IgG4-SD) has recently been reported to occur in the cardiovascular system and manifest as inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm. Thoracic aortic lesions are often associated with aortitis in several divergent etiologies. Thus, this study was performed to review thoracic aortic lesions from the aspect of IgG4-SD and to elucidate the clinicopathologic characteristics of this subgroup in the...