Peri-ureteric mass an unusual case of immunoglobin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD)

oleh: Isabella S.C. Williams, Nelson Wang, Paul Bergamin, Christopher W. Toon, Jeremy N. Pulvers, Matthew Winter

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2021-09-01

Deskripsi

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) of the ureter is a rarely reported disease, often mimicking urothelial carcinoma. This paper describes a case of an otherwise healthy patient with a lesion involving the ureter revealed on Computed tomography (CT), avid on fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET), that prior to surgery was suspicious for urothelial carcinoma, until intra-op frozen section revealed otherwise. Diagnosis of ureteral IgG4-RD should be considered as a differential diagnosis, with serum IgG4 levels obtained.