Hypophysitis presented as inflammatory pseudotumor in immunoglobulin G4-related systemic disease

Human Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1720-1723

  Wong, Shun ^a   Lam, Wai Y ^b   Wong, Wai K ^a   Lee, Kam C ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Public Health Laboratory Services Branch   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Autoimmune pancreatitis; Hypophysitis; IgG4; Inflammatory pseudotumor

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; THYROXINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLEDOCHOJEJUNOSTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSITIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PITUITARY DISEASES;

EID: 35348900075     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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