IgG4-Related Appendiceal Disease: A First Case Report Fulfilling All Pathological Diagnostic Criteria and With Concomitant S100-Positive Dendritic/Schwann Cell Hyperplasia

Volume: 27, Issue: 5, Pages: 541 - 546
Published: Feb 17, 2019
Abstract
IgG4-related disease is a recent entity that has been described in a wide variety of organ systems. A 46-year-old female presented with acute appendicitis accompanied by a mass-forming lesion, raising a concern for neoplasm, and therefore, hemicolectomy was performed. The lesion revealed a dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate accompanied by storiform fibrosis and obliterative phlebitis. The IgG4/IgG plasma cell ratio was >50%, and the number of...
Paper Details
Title
IgG4-Related Appendiceal Disease: A First Case Report Fulfilling All Pathological Diagnostic Criteria and With Concomitant S100-Positive Dendritic/Schwann Cell Hyperplasia
Published Date
Feb 17, 2019
Volume
27
Issue
5
Pages
541 - 546
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