Radiological findings and clinical features of thoracic immunoglobulin G4-positive plasma cell granuloma: two cases.
Plasma cell granulomas, inflammatory pseudotumours and myofibroblastomas are synonymous with characteristic plasma cell infiltration in various body organs including the pancreas, liver, retroperitoneum and mediastinal structures causing idiopathic fibrosclerosis. Recently, a new concept has arisen regarding the relationship between immunoglobulin (Ig)G4-positive cell infiltration and idiopathic systemic fibrosclerosis. We report two cases showing IgG4-positive cell infiltration in the lung presenting as lung nodules with or without extrapulmonary manifestations.
Lee
C S
CS
Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Song
J-W
JW
Chae
E J
EJ
Lee
C W
CW
Do
K-H
KH
Seo
J B
JB
Kim
M Y
MY
Lee
J S
JS
Song
K-S
KS
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012598:Sclerosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D007074:Immunoglobulin G