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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb;34(1):91-93.
doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1416061. Epub 2018 Jan 1.

IgG4 hypophysitis - a rare and underdiagnosed cause of pituitary gland and stalk mass-like thickening

Alexandra N Murphy  1 , Anne Marie Hannon  2 , Francesca M Brett  3 , Amar Agha  2 , Mohsen Javadpour  4 , Seamus Looby  5
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IgG4 hypophysitis - a rare and underdiagnosed cause of pituitary gland and stalk mass-like thickening

Alexandra N Murphy et al. Br J Neurosurg. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Our aim is to present a typical case of IgG4-related hypophysitis, which will offer insight into the aetiology and pathogenesis of this relatively newly described disease. IgG4 Related Disease is a protean systemic condition that mimics inflammatory, infectious, and malignant processes. Biopsy of affected organs will show a typical histopathological pattern.

Keywords: IgG4; IgG4 related disease (IgG4-RD); IgG4-related hypophysitis; pituitary thickening.

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