Open AccessRadiotherapy for parotid IgG4‐related disease
Author(s) -
Roos Daniel E.,
Dreosti Marcus V.,
James Craig L.,
Hissaria Pravin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical radiation sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2051-3909
pISSN - 2051-3895
DOI - 10.1002/jmrs.304
Subject(s) - radiation therapy , igg4 related disease , parotid gland , medicine , disease , dermatology , radiology , pathology
We describe the use of radiotherapy for parotid IgG4‐related disease (IgG4‐ RD ), initially misdiagnosed as Kimura's disease, with sustained good partial response in a 37‐year‐old male. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of radiation for extra‐orbital IgG4‐ RD , albeit inadvertently.