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. 2010 May 25;3(5):491–504.

Table 1.

Organs affected by IgG4-related systemic disease

Organ or Site Clinicopathologic Features References
Pancreas Lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis (type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis) Idiopathic, duct-centric, chronic pancreatitis or granular epithelial lesion (type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis) 10, 12, 13,16, 17, 21,27, 38, 41, 49, 50
Bile duct Sclerosing cholangitis or IgG4-associated cholangitis Inflammatory pseudotumor 46, 53, 54, 55, 56
Liver Sclerosing cholangitis involving intrahepatic ducts Portal inflammation, with or without interface hepatitis Large bile-duct obstruction Portal sclerosis Lobular hepatitis Canalicular cholestasis Inflammatory pseudotumor 35, 60-64
Gallbladder Diffuse, acalculous, lymphoplasmacytic cholecystitis 65-68
Gastrointestinal tract Increased IgG4-positive cells in mucosa Inflammatory bowel disease 13, 18, 23, 52
Salivary and lacrimal glands Küttner tumor (chronic sclerosing sialadenitis) Mikulicz disease Chronic, sclerosing dacryoadenitis 69-74
Kidney Tubulointerstitial nephritis Membranous glomerulopathy, with IgG4 immune complex deposits in tubular basement membrane 78-84
Retroperitoneum and mesentery Retroperitoneal fibrosis Sclerosing mesenteritis 85-91
Thyroid HypothyroidismRiedel thyroiditis 92-94
Breast Inflammatory pseudotumor 36
Lung Interstitial pneumonia Inflammatory pseudotumor 97-101
Aorta Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm 31, 32
Orbit Inflammatory pseudotumor 30
Mediastinum Sclerosing mediastinitis 29
Pituitary gland Hypophysitis Inflammatory pseudotumor 33
Prostate IgG4-associated prostatitis 34
Lymph nodes Castleman disease-like lymphadenopathy Lymphadenopathy with follicular hyperplasia Lymphadenopathy with interfollicular expansion by immunoblasts and plasma cells 100-103