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Usefulness of PET/CT imaging in systemic IgG4-related sclerosing disease. A report of three cases.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21546713     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Autoimmune pancreatitis is the pancreatic manifestation of a novel clinicopathological disorder called systemic IgG4-related sclerosing disease. Beside the pancreas, this entity affects other sites (salivary glands, orbit, lung, thyroid, gallbladder, biliary tree system, kidney, abdominal aorta, retroperitoneum, prostate, and lymph node) by infiltration with IgG4-positive plasma cells. Several case reports and small case series have demonstrated the utility of integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in monitoring therapy and documenting relapse and flare-up of autoimmune pancreatitis. However, there are no reports on the usefulness of PET/CT in selecting extrapancreatic sites for tissue sampling. We herein demonstrate the clinical utility of integrated PET/CT in 3 cases of systemic IgG4-related sclerosing disease for targeting extrapancreatic biopsy sites.
Authors:
Vien X Nguyen; Giovanni De Petris; Ba D Nguyen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2011-05-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  JOP : Journal of the pancreas     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1590-8577     ISO Abbreviation:  JOP     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-06     Completed Date:  2011-09-29     Revised Date:  2011-10-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101091810     Medline TA:  JOP     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  297-305     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. vnguy01@gmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis,  immunology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / analysis,  immunology*
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreas / immunology,  pathology
Pancreatitis / diagnosis,  immunology*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Sclerosis
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Immunoglobulin G

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