IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltration in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis

Modern Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-28

  Zhang, Lizhi ^a   Notohara, Kenji ^b   Levy, Michael J ^a   Chari, Suresh T ^a   Smyrk, Thomas C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune pancreatitis; Chronic pancreatitis; IgG4; Immunohistochemistry; Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS RESECTION; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SERODIAGNOSIS; STAINING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS; PANCREATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; PLASMA CELLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33845715378     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800689     Document Type: Article

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