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Sonographic findings of IgG4‐related disease of the salivary glands: Case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Narayan Anand K.,
Baer Alan,
Fradin Joel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22482
Subject(s) - medicine , igg4 related disease , disease , pathology , lymphoma , pancreas , thyroid , salivary gland , systemic disease , radiology
ABSTRACT IgG4‐related disease is a relatively newly described entity with findings that historically have been confused with a variety of other diseases with markedly different treatments and prognoses, including Sjogren's syndrome and MALT lymphoma. We present a case of IgG4‐related disease of the salivary glands and review the literature on sonographic findings of IgG4‐related disease. By connecting sonographic features of IgG4 disease with common ancillary features of IgG4 disease in other sites (pancreas, hilar lymph nodes, biliary tree, thyroid, and retroperitoneum), radiologists can play a pivotal role in the early diagnosis and identification of IgG4‐related disease. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 46 :73–77, 2018;