Histological features of autoimmune pancreatitis and IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis with a correlation with imaging findings

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is characterized by a tumefactive inflammatory lesion resembling pancreatic carcinoma. Type 1 AIP is a pancreatic manifestation of IgG4-related disease characterized by unique histological features that can be identified on imaging. The capsule-like rim, which is a collar of hypertrophic lesion surrounding the pancreas, consists of lymphoplasmacytic infiltration and fibrosis, and storiform fibrosis is often...