Clinicopathology of Immunoglobulin G4-Related Chronic Sclerosing Sialadenitis: A Single-Center Study

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 155; no. 6; p. 974
• Main Authors: Chang, Dun-Hao, Wu, Pao-Shu, Wang, Yu-Chen, Lin, Chin-Hsuan, Li, Wing-Yin, Ma, Hsu, Perng, Chern-Kang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.12.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biomarkers - blood; Biopsy; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Humans; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Immunologic Factors - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sialadenitis - blood; Sialadenitis - diagnosis; Sialadenitis - drug therapy; Sialadenitis - immunology; Treatment Outcome; salivary gland; IgG4; pathology; chronic sclerosing sialadenitis; sialadenitis

To investigate the clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with immunoglobulin G4-related chronic sclerosing sialadenitis (IgG4-RCSS), a recently recognized disease. Case series with chart review and pathology study. Tertiary care hospital. We evaluated chronic sialadenitis specimens obtained...