Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease of the stomach - a challenging differential diagnosis in suspected gastric cancer.
CONCLUSION: IgG4-RD should be taken into account when gastric malignancy is suspected endoscopically or radiologically and biopsies fail to confirm the presence of a malignancy (especially subepithelial tumors or refractory gastric ulcers). Serum IgG4 concentrations are insufficient to confirm localized gastric IgG4-RD. Diagnostic workups need to be improved to avoid unnecessary surgical resections with the attendant potential morbidity and mortality.
PMID: 31739375 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Probst A, Schaller T, Sommer F, Geissler B, Agaimy A, Messmann H, Märkl B Tags: Z Gastroenterol Source Type: research
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