IgG4-related fibrosing mediastinitis diagnosed with computed tomography-guided percutaneous needle biopsy: Two case reports and a review of the literature

Medicine
Satoshi TakanashiTsutomu Takeuchi

Abstract

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibroinflammatory disease characterized by elevated serum IgG4 levels with infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells and severe fibrosis in affected tissues. Recently, idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis (FM), an extremely rare fibroinflammatory disorder, has been recognized as a form of IgG4-RD. As IgG4-RD can be treated by glucocorticoids, identification of the etiology of FM by surgical biopsy is essential; however, mediastinal biopsy is often difficult. We report 2 cases of IgG4-related FM successfully diagnosed with computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous needle biopsy. Case 1 was a 66-year-old woman with elevated serum C-reactive protein without any symptoms and case 2 was 78-year-old woman with abnormal mediastinal contour on chest x-ray. By further work-up, both cases were found to have mediastinitis accompanied by elevated serum IgG4. CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsy revealed massive infiltration of IgG4+plasma cells along with storiform fibrosis. IgG4-related FM. Glucocorticoid therapy. The treatment resulted in significant improvement of the lesions after 3 months. Early recognition and diagnosis of IgG4-related FM is essential because a delay in appropriate treatment...Continue Reading

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Feb 23, 2019·Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions·Erin A FenderDavid R Holmes
Jun 18, 2020·BMJ : British Medical Journal·Marco LanzillottaEmanuel Della-Torre
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